Sean Durns

Sean Durns was the deputy commentary editor for the Washington Examiner. He is now the director of the Counter Extremist Research Center at the Capital Research Center.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Spain is cozying up to the CCP, and America must respond

Sean Durns · July 16, 2025 6:00 am

Thousands of Hamas members with mock weapons rally in Gaza.

Foreign Policy

Banning the Muslim Brotherhood

Sean Durns · July 11, 2025 4:05 am

Charles Ray Gibbs drives an old tractor along a fence at Gibbs Farm in 2024.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump gets serious on farm-related national security

Sean Durns · July 10, 2025 6:00 am

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump gives Khamenei a chance

Sean Durns · July 1, 2025 6:00 am

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Yes, Iran has sleeper cells in the United States

Sean Durns · June 26, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

The world war that wasn’t

Sean Durns · June 24, 2025 2:51 pm

Magazine

The bell tolls for the ayatollahs

Sean Durns · June 20, 2025 5:45 am

Magazine

The future of the Palestinian movement

Sean Durns · June 6, 2025 5:05 am

Magazine

Who built Gaza’s metro? Foreign aid made tunnel network possible

Sean Durns · May 2, 2025 5:40 am

Magazine

How Hamas invented a new war crime

Sean Durns · March 14, 2025 4:30 am

Magazine

The dangerous world of the Wagner Group

Sean Durns · March 14, 2025 12:35 am

In Focus

The US looks south: National security challenges loom close to home

Sean Durns · January 31, 2025 5:40 am