Regime Change Without Nation Building
America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries...
Bill Clinton
Syria’s Agreement with Israel Is Not as Promising as Advertised
The world is celebrating the anticipated signing of a security agreement between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Israel, hailed as evidence of Sharaa’s moderation and a departure from his radical...
Op-eds
Israel and Syria Should Prioritize Security Cooperation
Pushing too hard for a peace deal could come at the expense of more pragmatic action against shared threats.
Op-eds
What the U.S. Can Learn from Israel’s ‘Qatargate’ Affair
White House Correspondents’ season just wrapped in Washington. Last weekend, celebrities, journalists, and politicians descended on Washington to celebrate the free press. Traditionally, the weekend...
Insights
Inside the secret genius of the Ukraine mineral deal
President Trump has just struck one big, beautiful deal with Ukraine — and its impact could reach far beyond rare earth minerals. Unveiled yesterday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,...
Op-eds
Why Trump can’t beat the Houthis
Attacking proxies won’t wound Iran
Op-eds
Meet Vladimir Putin
Let’s reacquaint ourselves with Russia’s ruler
Op-eds
The Urgent Need for UN Reform
The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.
Memos
There’s only one way forward after Gaza. Israelis must accept it.
Reflecting on the Gaza war and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict more broadly, former president Barack Obama offered this regret: “I look at this, and I think back, ‘What could I have done...
Op-eds
Neither Here Nor There
Jordan and the Abraham Accords
Memos
The president’s speech
The one he should give (but don’t hold your breath)
Op-eds
Biden warns North Korea on nuclear test. But he needs to act — now.
The U.S. president issues a vague threat in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Imposing tough sanctions are what's needed.
Op-eds
The Women Burning Their Hijabs Want the Iranian Regime to Fall. Does Joe Biden?
The White House is still ardently seeking a nuclear deal that will enrich the men murdering women in the streets.
Op-eds
Waiting for Thermidor: America’s Foreign Policy Towards Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.
Op-eds
Shaping the future of the world
Either we do it or our enemies do it
Op-eds
What Erdoğan Has Wrought?
Seeking concessions to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO has done damage to Turkey’s standing in Europe and its long-term security interests.
Op-eds
Deal or no deal
Iran’s rulers may be demanding too much even for Biden
Op-eds
The fall of the Golden Arch Theory
Enriching tyrants doesn’t prevent wars after all
Op-eds
North Korea Shows How the Iranian Nuclear Deal Will Fail
Nuclear negotiations with North Korea have shown us that limited nuclear deals allow the proliferator the time and space to develop nuclear weapons.
Op-eds
The Post-Post-JCPOA World
Is a nuclear Iran something Republicans must now simply accept?