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Syrian government forces are deployed near Al-Aqtan prison on January 19, 2026 in Raqqa, Syria. Yesterday, the Syrian government announced that a nationwide ceasefire deal had been reached with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who had been clashing with government forces in recent weeks. The Kurdish-led force, a long-time ally of the United States in the fight against ISIS, had controlled large swaths of northwest Syria during the years of the country's civil war. The current ceasefire paves

Syrian government forces are deployed near Al-Aqtan prison on January 19, 2026, in Raqqa, Syria. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Future of NATO and Syria Ceasefire

Joel Rayburn

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Joel Rayburn

Podcast

Jan 22, 2026

Podcast

Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit counted on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter

Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Hit Iran in Its Shadow Bank Accounts

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Commentary

Jan 20, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

(School of War)

Podcast

Israel’s New Laser Weapon

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Podcast

Jan 20, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

President Trump Heads to Davos amid Greenland Push, and Internet Blackout in Iran May Widen

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

In the Media

Jan 20, 2026

In the Media

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Diplomacy in Gaza

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

Jan 20, 2026

Podcast

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft departs Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Oct. 2, 2025. The B-2 is capable of penetrating heavily defended air spaces and delivering conventional and nuclear munitions anywhere on the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft departs Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on October 2, 2025. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)

Commentary

The Iran Endgame? Donald Trump’s Military Action Window

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Jan 18, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Iran Is No Longer Functioning as a “Normal State”

Joel Rayburn

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

Jan 18, 2026

In the Media

Hebron synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters, 1929. Wikimedia.

A Synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters in Hebron in 1929. (Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

A Century of Rewarding Palestinian Terror

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

Commentary

Jan 16, 2026

Commentary

Long Read

Protesters block a road on January 8, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

In the Media

Will the US Intervene in Iran?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jan 15, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via CNBC)

In the Media

The Future of US Strategy for Iran, Greenland, and Venezuela

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

In the Media

Jan 15, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Iran “Has Begun to Cross the Redline”

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jan 14, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via Foxnews)

In the Media

The Stage Is Set for Intervention in Iran

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

In the Media

Jan 14, 2026

In the Media

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