Gatestone Institute

Gatestone Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank focused on raising awareness about important issues often overlooked by the mainstream media. Their mission includes promoting: - Democratic institutions and the rule of law - Human rights - A robust and free economy - A military that can maintain peace both domestically and globally - Energy independence - Keeping the public informed about threats to individual freedoms, national sovereignty, and free speech.

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Good Days for Trumpian Politics

4 days ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Amir Taheri

It was barely a month ago when TV watchers across the globe saw a show in which new US president Donald Trump treated visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as one of those voodoo dolls made for pushing needles into thus dodging a curse. After the show, TV talking heads speculated that, having come to the White House dressed as a rock star rather than a statesman, Zelensky had angered Trump and thus deserved what he got.
Witkoff In His Own Words: Is Witkoff breaking new ground or repeating Biden's errors?

1 week ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Daniel Greenfield

Steve Witkoff, the real estate tycoon turned international negotiator, has become the subject of controversy with some conservatives attacking him and others rushing out to defend him. "In a world left in chaos thanks to Joe Biden, Steve Witkoff is the diplomat America needs right now," US Senator Jim Banks claimed this month.
Trump's Tariff Fire Works

1 week ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Amir Taheri

Despite the great deal of sound and fury that it has generated, it is perhaps too early to assess the lasting impact of President Donald Trump's latest fireworks on tariffs. Some things, however, are certain. Contrary to assertions by talking heads on the small screen, we are not heading for a global trade war. True, the US is the world's biggest economy and ranks second as a trading power. But its share of world trade hovers around 12 percent, or under 10 percent of its GDP.
Don't Waste Your Time: Iran's Mullahs Will Not Abandon Their Nuclear Program

1 week ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Majid Rafizadeh

The Trump administration is once again engaging with the Iranian regime, this time in Oman, to encourage it to end its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs the way Libya's late leader Muammar Ghaddafi did. As US President Donald J.
Qatar's Muslim 'Scholars' Call For Death And Destruction

2 weeks ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Khaled Abu Toameh

While Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are facing death and destruction as a result of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, the Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), an association of extremist Islamic theologians affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, has issued a fatwa (Islamic ruling) calling for jihad (holy war) against Israel. The IUMS, a largely Sunni group founded in 2004, consists of some 95,000 Muslim "scholars" globally and 67 Islamic organizations.
Trump and the Supreme Leader's Trap

2 weeks ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Amir Taheri

After a three-year break, a serial that started almost 50 years ago is expected to return to world screens with a new season: Uncle Sam wooing the Mullahs of Tehran. The new season started with a letter sent by US President Donald J. Trump to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei three weeks ago, reportedly inviting him for a face-to-face rendezvous.
Iran's Regime Loves Talks and Talks and Talks: The Path to Nuclear Weapons

2 weeks ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Majid Rafizadeh

Iran's ruling regime is once again resorting to its most effective survival strategy: pretending to be open to negotiations. As expected, Tehran has responded to President Donald J. Trump by expressing willingness to engage in talks, sort of: indirectly. This move should not be mistaken for a sign of goodwill or a genuine desire to resolve tensions. Instead, it is a calculated attempt to buy time, deceive the West, and accelerate the regime's nuclear program. Iran is at one of its weakest points.
'Don't You Know This City Belongs to Muslims?': The Persecution of Christians, February 2025

3 weeks ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Raymond Ibrahim

The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of February 2025. The Muslim Slaughter of ChristiansDemocratic Republic of Congo: The beheaded corpses of seventy Christians—men, women, and children—were found inside a church. Earlier, on Feb. 12, Muslim militants of the Allied Democratic Forces, which is affiliated to the Islamic State, rounded up and marched 70 Christians to a Protestant church in Kasanga.
Trump-Musk: Revolutionary Method, Restoration Plan

3 weeks ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Amir Taheri

"Why is Donald Trump doing what he is doing?" This is the question raised by European intelligentsia these days as they try to recover from the shock of the American presidential election, which they all believed would be won by the Democrat champion Kamala Harris. France's currently fashionable TV philosopher Michel Onfray raises the question in a number of programs, as do op-ed writers in newspapers in London, Brussels and Berlin, and Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis.
No Time Left: China and Russia Making Sure Iran Goes Nuclear Before End of Trump's Ultimatum

3 weeks ago | gatestoneinstitute.org | Majid Rafizadeh

Talk surrounding Iran's nuclear ambitions has long focused on the ruling ayatollahs and their determined pursuit of nuclear weapons. The West's primary focus has been mainly on Iran's domestic leadership: the Supreme Leader, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Iran's nuclear scientists. What remains overlooked is the significant role that China, North Korea and Russia have been playing to make sure that Iran achieves nuclear weapons breakout before US President Donald J.