Washington, DC — For two months after the coup in Niger in August, 2023, the Biden administration refused to declare that a “coup” had taken place. They did this because using the word would activate US laws requiring the cut off of all security cooperation, development assistance, and economic support. …

The party has spent almost two decades building up a deterrence capacity, and now may be its prisoner. Since Hamas’ attack against Israeli towns on October 7, and the ensuing Israeli bombardment and military operations in and around Gaza, Hezbollah’s response in southern Lebanon has been mostly restrained. The party …

In a decisive response to ongoing threats, Israel’s defense forces neutralized Ayman Nofal, a high-ranking commander within Hamas, amidst continuous rocket assaults on Israeli communities. Nofal, notorious for his longstanding campaign of terror, met his end on Tuesday in a precision airstrike in Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp, reaffirming Israel’s unwavering …