The Gatestone Institute

1. 'Do Not Provoke Us!': The Extremist Persecution of Christians, June 2026

   "Witnesses said Ahmad confronted Siddique and objected to his drinking water from the same cooler because he was a Christian.... Ahmad... grabbed Siddique from behind and slit his throat." — Morning Star News, June 24, 2026, Pakistan. "Sadique's murder

2. No Elections, No Reform: The Palestinian Authority's Endless Excuses Are the Smallest Part of the Problem

   [H]olding elections under the current circumstances will almost certainly strengthen Hamas.... On the other hand, Abbas's decision cannot be mistaken for a genuine effort to reform anything in Palestinian politics. While elections can be important, they

3. Putin's 'Ceasefire' Trap

   Wars of attrition are won by whoever can keep paying for them, and Vladimir Putin has spent more than four and a half years betting that Ukraine's Western partners would tire before Russia's treasury did. In three days, Washington gave that bet its best

4. France, West, Under Fire: 'Their Goal is to Dismantle Us'

   The founder and leader of France Unbowed, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is a Trotskyist who, already in his youth, embraced the concept of "permanent revolution". Mélenchon, over the years, has made no secret of his desire for a radical transformation of France.

5. China Projecting Wider Power with Strategic New Air Base in Laos

   The United States has long known that projecting the power of its democracy abroad requires access to air bases far beyond our borders. Like many other things, China is a focused student of America, so it should come as no surprise that the Communist