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All Bets Are Off in Belarus

Sunday’s election results are predictable, but no one knows what comes next.

Iran Policy in Holding Pattern Before Elections

The sudden departure of Brian Hook leaves the Trump administration scrambling to snatch some victory after two years of “maximum pressure” on Iran.

Report |

Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch

Scowcroft Trusted America

Washington’s honest broker built a National Security Council that placed a lot of power in the hands of a trusted few—despite the chance that those hands might belong to someone like Trump.

Argument |

John Gans

Why Is the United States Effectively Banning WeChat and TikTok?

Apps are just the latest frontier in the U.S.-China contest. Washington is signaling to global firms the risks of doing business with Beijing.

Explainer |

James Palmer

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Stories by Behnam Ben Taleblu

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran as Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin look on, in the White House on June 24.

To Make Maximum Pressure Work, Washington Should Cancel Iran Nuclear Waivers

Argument |

Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

October 28, 2019, 2:08 PM

Iranian medium-range ballistic missiles on display in Tehran on Sept. 25, 2017. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s How the U.S. and EU Can Thwart Iranian Missile Programs

Elephants in the Room |

Behnam Ben Taleblu, Richard Goldberg

January 30, 2018, 5:24 PM

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