The Red cell project The Red Cell was a small unit created by the CIA after 9/11 to ensure the analytic failure of missing the attacks would never be repeated. It produced short briefs intended to spur out-of-the-box thinking on flawed assumptions and misperceptions about the world, encouraging alternative policy thinking. At another pivotal time
Main Image Credit Snow progress: Ukrainian troops walk through a field near Bakhmut in February 2023. Image: Zuma Press / AlamyThe lack of a breakthrough in Ukraine’s summer offensive and the shift in materiel advantage mean that Kyiv must fight carefully if it is to retain the initiative. Despite the determined efforts of the Armed
What is Israel’s objective in entering Gaza, beyond ensuring that “there is no Hamas in Gaza,” as former Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid has stated? Self-confident exclamations like those of Lapid often get blindsided by reality, particularly in a volatile context like the current war, where the picture is more unclear by the day. It’s reasonable to
President Biden visited Israel as a show of U.S. support and announced new humanitarian aid to Gaza, but subsequent Arab leader summit fell through in the wake of the al Ahli hospital bombing. Jeffrey Feltman weighs in on how Biden’s show of empathy – but also caution – was received by Israelis, the urgent need
Bochra Bel Haj Hamida, a lawyer and former Member of the 2014 Tunisian Parliament, is a feminist icon who has stood up for women’s liberation and democratic values for over four decades. Most recently, she served as the head of the Committee on Individual Freedoms and Equality (COLIBE), where she worked to enshrine gender equality
Bochra Bel Haj Hamida, a lawyer and former Member of the 2014 Tunisian Parliament, is a feminist icon who has stood up for women’s liberation and democratic values for over four decades. Most recently, she served as the head of the Committee on Individual Freedoms and Equality (COLIBE), where she worked to enshrine gender equality
October 19, 2023 | Part Of House Lawmakers on Speaker Election 2023-10-19T11:17:40-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGU5XC8wMTJcLzE2OTc3Mjg2NzNfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) spoke to reporters ahead of a closed-door caucus meeting to discuss the House speaker election following a second ballot loss by Republican nominee Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) spoke to reporters ahead of a closed-door
October 19, 2023 | Part Of U.S. Senate U.S. Senate Senate Session, Part 1 2023-10-19T10:00:01-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjE5XC8wMDJcLzE2OTc3MjQxMzNfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Senate votes 97-0 to approve a bipartisan resolution affirming its support for Israel following the Hamas attacks. The Senate votes 97-0 to approve a bipartisan resolution affirming its support for Israel following the Hamas attacks. Report Video Issue Go to
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – Nearly two weeks after Hamas militants invaded Israel, targeting, kidnapping and killing civilians in a bloody massacre, questions remain around just how the Gaza-based terrorist organization was able to pull off such an elaborate and devastating operation under the nose of what is broadly considered one of the world’s most adept
Interview 19 octobre 2023 Les attaques lancées par le Hamas contre Israël le 7 octobre ont replacé la question du conflit israélo-palestinien au cœur du débat sur la scène internationale, éclipsant en partie la guerre russo-ukrainienne. Quel positionnement Moscou adopte-t-il à l’égard du conflit entre le Hamas et Israël et comment ce dernier est-il par