The Council on Foreign Relations

6 days ago | cfr.org | Elliott Abrams

While the war between Israel and Iran is drawing attention away from Gaza, it’s worth seeing what Hamas is doing: killing civilians who seek food. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has been distributing food inside Gaza. Whether one views this as a bold experiment (as I do) or a terrible idea, it does bring food to Gaza and Gazans come out in the thousands to collect it. What is the Hamas response? To kill Gazans who need that food for their families.

1 week ago | cfr.org | Ray Takeyh

Ray Takeyh is Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. With the targeted killings of numerous top military leaders, how much control do Iran’s supreme leader and his main regime factions still have over the country? More From Our Experts At this point, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appears to maintain sufficient control. But in the aftermath of this crisis, whenever that may be, his authority will likely be diminished.

2 weeks ago | cfr.org | Diana Roy

Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a large-scale attack taking aim at Iran’s nuclear facilities, military sites, and top military commanders on Friday, June 13. In a televised address on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the goal was to “roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival” by preventing Iran from building nuclear weapons. He said that the attack would continue “for as many days as it takes” to eliminate the threat.

2 weeks ago | cfr.org | James Lindsay

All birthdays are worth celebrating, but some are bigger than others. In the case of the United States Army, this Saturday is a very big birthday: Number 250. Yes, the Army is even older than the United States itself. The Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, more than a year before the thirteen colonies formally declared independence from Great Britain. The next day, the Continental Congress put George Washington of Virginia in command.

2 weeks ago | cfr.org | Mariel Ferragamo

President Donald Trump’s travel ban clamping down on travelers from nineteen countries took effect on Monday, setting up potential confrontations at airports and in courtrooms across the country. More From Our Experts Trump sent shockwaves across the globe last week when he signed a sweeping travel ban, citing national security concerns. The ban bars citizens from twelve countries and imposes restrictions on nationals from seven others.