“No.” That was President Biden’s response earlier this month when a reporter asked whether the Russian Federation should be added to the Department of State’s “sponsors of terrorism” list. Biden’s terse reply was disappointing, particularly when there is bipartisan support in Congress for adding Russia to the rolls of repressive …

The leader of Lebanese Hezbollah is threatening to attack an Israeli gas project off the Lebanon-Israel coast if it becomes operational before their sea border is agreed upon. Hezbollah’s threats demonstrate the ability of the Iran-backed party to influence Lebanon’s national security decisions.

Last week, renewed fighting broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus region, killing more than 200 people. As the traditional power broker in the region, Russia plays a key role in limiting violence; however, as a treaty ally of Armenia, it is not a neutral party in …