By SAL SAYGIN SIMSEK (April 11, 2025) NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has faced challenges in recent years, including debates over its relevance, funding, and the commitment of member states. Some critics argue that shifting global dynamics and internal disagreements have weakened the alliance. The United States is the backbone of NATO, wielding unparalleled…

March 27, 2025 by Dr. Walid Phares and Gazelle Sharmahd Since Monday, an extraordinary wave of protests has erupted across Gaza in open defiance of Hamas. What began with hundreds of civilians has grown into a powerful grassroots movement—thousands are now in the streets, unarmed and chanting slogans never before heard so loudly and clearly…

March 25, 2025  The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy unequivocally condemns the massacres against Alawites, Christians, and other innocent civilians in Syria. The massacres against Alawites began on March 7th and has not stopped with reports of killings still surfacing, though they seem to be carried out in a more secretive manner. AMCD has seen…

March 5, 2025 by Dr Walid Phares  Many in the West do not understand yet that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has, in just one week, launched the deepest and most powerful wave of reform – all while sitting in his armchair, simply by having a conversation with a journalist scholar.  In a conversation with…

And Calls for the Protection of Minorities March 3, 2025 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy condemns the attempts of the HTS regime in Damascus, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to march towards areas inside Syria opposing the Jihadi regime in order to annex them by military force to the regime in power AMCD calls on…

March 3, 2025 by Dr. Walid Phares and Gazelle Sharmahd The tense exchanges in the Oval Office last Friday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump, alongside Vice President J.D. Vance, underscored the complexity of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The discussions will undoubtedly shape global public opinion on a war that has taken…

February 24, 2025 Washington, D.C. – The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy, the World Council for the Cedars Revolution, and the Amer Foundation have issued a formal request to President Donald J. Trump, urging swift action following the attendance of Lebanese government officials, U.S. citizens, and legal resident aliens at the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah,…

Feb. 10, 2025 The Deputy Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, began her role with a visit to Lebanon where she delivered a strong statement on behalf of the new administration: We “are committed to making sure that Hizballah is not a part of this government in any form, and that Hizballah…

Our own Hossein Khorram is featured in both the Wall Street Journal and the Seattle Times: More Photos from the Inauguration: