Benjamin Ames is a counterterrorism analyst specializing in Iranian proxy networks, foreign influence operations, and state-sponsored antisemitism, with expertise bridging intelligence analysis, network mapping, and strategic communications.
How far-left and far-right actors helped shape a narrative environment that undermined support for the U.S.–Israel alliance, obscured the rationale for the campaign, and deepened domestic polarization
The Italian investigation into a Hamas financing network underscores a broader European challenge of interconnected fundraising structures, external terrorist plotting, and the need for deeper security cooperation with Israel
