by Anisha Iqbal | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –– National security experts cautioned Tuesday that Lebanon faces a narrow opportunity to permanently curb Hezbollah, but only if U.S. policy focuses on dismantling the group’s financial and political networks, not just its weapons. “Lebanon today presents...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 13, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Two foreign policy experts pushed Congress to support the new Syrian government as a means of stopping Russian and Iranian influence, and a bipartisan group of senators embraced their message. Former President Bashar al-Assad was forced out of office by a...
by Sarah Lin | Nov 19, 2024 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. and South Korean national security officials and experts addressed the biggest issues facing their alliance at the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum Monday, with the recent deployment of North Korean troops to Russia in focus. The speakers discussed the...
by Pavan Acharya | Dec 6, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — With violence and threats against journalists increasing worldwide, senators on Wednesday heard from pro-democracy advocates who called for increased U.S. government efforts to combat efforts by foreign nations to threaten or kill political dissenters....
by Julian Andreone | Oct 26, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Senators sparred over the most efficient ways to address the use of illicit finance networks funding terrorism in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing Thursday. The discussion largely focused on identifying and combating...
