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Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, in Somalia on Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Biden has few options for floundering war on al-Shabab, with echoes of Afghanistan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Restoring America's military power to deter enemies illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Restoring deterrence should be America’s most urgent task in 2024

By Clifford D. May

Biden's Abandonment of Afghanistan Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Impact of Biden’s capitulation to the Taliban

By Clifford D. May

FILE - Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a fundraiser hosted by The Citadel Republican Society after receiving the Nathan Hale Patriot Award, on Dec. 2, 2021, in Charleston, S.C. Former President Donald Trump's persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Nikki Haley’s approach to foreign policy not based on wishful thinking

By Clifford D. May

Illustration on the new Cold War with Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Cold War II and Biden’s new ‘new world order’

By Clifford D. May

In this photo released on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, missiles are launched in a drill in Iran. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces on Friday held a military exercise involving ballistic missiles and drones in the country's central desert, state TV reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP) **FILE**

Keep sanctions on Iranian missiles in nuke talks, group urges

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on attacking freedom of speech by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Tyrants, including rulers of Iran, China and North Korea, threaten free speech in all countries

By Clifford D. May

Illustration on Iranian aims for nuclear armament by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Iran’s rulers (still) seek nuclear weapons

By Clifford D. May

United States military illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Making sure foreign enemies fear the United States military

By Clifford D. May

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, accompanied by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley arrive to conduct briefings for members of Congress on last week's targeted killing of Iran's senior military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

U.S.-Iran clash threatens anti-ISIS efforts

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. must ramp up, not ease, pressure on North Korea, new report warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korean protesters with images of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shout slogans during a rally to mark the South Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday offered an olive branch to Japan to end a tense trade dispute, saying Seoul will "gladly join hands" if Tokyo to accepts calls to resolve it through dialogue. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S.-Japan-South Korea alliance crumbles, threatens Trump’s North Korea nuclear diplomacy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Monday, June 24, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order to increase sanctions on Iran, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. A year after President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 deal, the U.S. and Iran are already locked in a volatile standoff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hawkish think tank says keep Iran sanctions even after any deal

By Moss Brennan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Syrian government supporters wave Syrian, Iranian and Russian flags as they chant slogans against U.S. President Trump during demonstrations following a wave of U.S., British and French military strikes to punish President Bashar Assad for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Damascus, Syria. Russia's deployment near the Syria-Lebanon border this week and its withdrawal a day later after protests from the militant Hezbollah group reveals some of the uneasy relations between allies of President Bashar Assad who joined the country's civil war to back him. The move comes amid calls by Russia for foreign countries to withdraw troops from Syria while Tehran says it presence will remain as long as there are threats from terrorists. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

U.S. falling short in countering Iran’s aims on Syria: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the bin Laden diaries' revelations by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Osama bin Laden diary shows terror leader’s thoughts

By Clifford D. May

Iranian Terrorist Rafsanjani Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Defining violent extremism down

By Clifford D. May

Illustration on the unintended effects of Turkey's laissez faire approach to IS by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Why Turkey is now a target and a tinderbox

By Clifford D. May

Illustration on Iran's development of methanol in response to U.S. sanctions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ROBERT MCFARLANE: How Iran turns lemons into high-octane lemonade

By Robert McFarlane

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures as he takes a break from the latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland. "We are working late into the night and obviously into tomorrow," Mr. Kerry said. "Everyone knows the meaning of tomorrow." (Associated Press)

Obama lost leverage in Iran nuclear talks by easing sanctions, critics say

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens to Pope Francis during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ** FILE **

CLIFFORD D. MAY: Recep Tayyip Erdogan divides Turkey from the West

By Clifford D. May