Assassination
Cracks in the Core? The Meaning Behind Iran’s Assassinations
As Iran’s economic, regional, and domestic standing deteriorates, senior and junior officials alike will begin to realize that the regime cannot ensure their safety. On January 18, 2025, an Iranian...
Another Russian Assassination Attempt Foiled in Germany
NATO has avoided speculation on why the Kremlin specifically wanted Papperger dead. Of course, one obvious answer is because his company is directly supporting the Ukrainian military in its defense...
Iran’s Election Provocation
The Iranians miscalculated. And they know it. During the 2024 election, the Islamic Republic not only engaged in political information warfare designed to defeat Donald Trump, but Tehran also contemplated...
At Home and Abroad, Intimidation is Now Official Russian Policy
In the first year of its war on Ukraine, Russia largely abandoned any attempt to preserve normal relationships with the international community. It broke relations with international institutions, retreated from...
The Roots of the India–Canada Clash
Rarely have two major democracies descended into as ugly a diplomatic spat as the one now unfolding between Canada and India. With the traditionally friendly relationship already at its lowest...
Indictment Blows Holes in Pelosi Attack Conspiracy Theories
Last week Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked in his San Francisco home by a man with a hammer. A man was almost immediately arrested...
Escalation? Russia Says Ukraine Killed Daughter of Putin Ally Dugin
Russian authorities have accused “Ukrainian special services” of organizing the killing of Daria Dugina, a Russian journalist and the daughter of prominent ultra-nationalist philosopher Aleksandr Dugin. “As a result of...
Perils of Occupation: Pro-Russian Official Assassinated in Kherson
Vitali Gura, the deputy chairman of the Russian-installed “civil-military administration” within the Kakhovka district of Kherson—the capital of Ukraine’s eponymous province, and the only provincial capital captured by the Russian...
World Shocked by Assassination of Shinzo Abe at Campaign Rally
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 2020, died on Friday morning after he was shot during a campaign rally for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party....
On Two-Year Anniversary, Iran Vows Revenge for Soleimani Killing
Former U.S. president Donald Trump should be “prosecuted and killed” for his role in the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani’s assassination, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi proclaimed in a speech on Monday....
These World War II Assassin Weapons Could Kill Without a Trace
Here’s What You Need to Remember: One of the more famous OSS Weapons is the Stinger pen gun. This covert gun looked like a pen and could be carried quite discreetly....
Biden Administration Hesitates to Condemn Iranian Terrorism in Iraq
Proxies of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sent an exploding drone to assassinate the prime minister of Iraq, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, on Sunday morning, according to reporting by Reuters. Kadhimi survived. The U.S....