Analysis & Commentary
Senators Urge Obama to Press Iran by Increased Sanctions
Members of Congress from both parties urged Obama administration officials to impose greater economic pressure to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions and punish its human-rights violations.
Newseum Reverses Plan to Honor Accused Terrorists
Washington’s Newseum reversed its plans to honor two accused members of a terrorist organization when it pays tribute to journalists who died in the line of duty last year, FoxNews.com has learned.
Analysts: Confronting Tyrants Means Taking on Their Enablers
Denouncing dictators is only partially effective without also naming and shaming their enablers, said analysts and activists Tuesday at a key international human-rights conference in the Norwegian capital.
Disappearing Red Lines
In his April 30 White House press conference, President Obama explained that there’s evidence chemical weapons have been used in Syria, but “we don’t know how they were used...
Frustrated with Diplomacy, Some in Congress Seek Total Ban on Iran’s Oil
After failing to halt Iran’s nuclear advances with harsh economic sanctions, a group of U.S. lawmakers and analysts is proposing a more drastic remedy: cutting off Iran entirely...
Chambers Prepare for Another Round of Iran Sanctions
After a temporary lull, Congress is gearing up to try to pass new Iran sanctions legislation in the coming months that could severely restrict whole segments of Iranian commerce...
DC’s Newseum Inclusion of Hamas Media Sparks Debate
Two cameramen from Hamas’s television network, Al-Aksa TV, are included in an exhibit at the Newseum in Washington – a media museum and major event space – that this month...
Toronto Terror Plot: Third Man Arrested Often Talked About Politics, Islam
A hermit at home and a preacher at school is how the third man accused in the VIA Rail terrorism plot was described by a fellow student, who recalled him as a devout Muslim...
US Congress Moves to Close Iran Sanctions Loophole
Legislation backed by a bipartisan group of US senators aims to tighten the financial stranglehold on Iran by cutting off Iran's access to an estimated $60-$100 billion...
US Senators Seek to Block Iran From Billion-Dollar Reserves
Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest congressional...
Terrorism Research Has Not Stagnated
We are puzzled by Marc Sageman’s assertion that terrorism research is stagnant. We wholeheartedly agree that several issues regularly hinder progress. While both qualitative...
Senate Bill Aims to Toughen Iran Sanctions
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties...
Senate Bill Would Halt Iran’s Access to an Estimated $100 Billion in Cash
Seeking to escalate pressure on Iran, a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would deny the Iranian government access to its foreign exchange reserves...
Woman Who Ran Secret Prison Bypassed As Top Spy
One of the CIA's highest-ranking women, who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded, has been bypassed for the agency's top spy job.
Iran Faces Fresh Trade Heat as More Shipping Firms Exit
Foreign container shipping lines are giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S. sanctions in July, dealing a further blow to Tehran's vital seaborne trade.
Contemplating Syria, Hezbollah Retaliation
The alleged attacks by Israel against Syria, supposedly targeting an arms facility and advanced Iranian surface-to-surface missiles believed to be headed for Hezbollah...
Seyyed Shamseddin Hosseini
Almost a year after the United States and the European Union imposed unprecedentedly harsh sanctions against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons...
Trade Allies Throw Lifeline to Iran’s Steel Sector
China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran's vital steel and iron ore sector after most Western suppliers and buyers have cut ties...
You Can Buy Jihadi Rap on iTunes, But is That a Good Thing?
I didn't think it would be hard to find "9 Disturbingly Good Jihadi Raps" online, but it was. There were, of course, the stylings of al-Shabab's rapper laureate, Omar Hammami...
9 Disturbingly Good Jihadi Raps
In the spirit of Ben Smith's "11 BuzzFeed Lists That Explain the World" for the May/June 2013 issue of Foreign Policy, the FP staff decided to look at the world through BuzzFeed's eyes for a day.
