Tiresome Targets in the War on Terror
REVIEW: ‘All The Presidents' Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror’ by Peter Bergen
Bill Clinton
The Axis of Aggressors vs. America
During the Cold War, the U.S. had only one major enemy – now we have four
Op-eds
Ezra Jin’s Release Is a Victory Washington Can Replicate
In the early hours of July 3, 2026, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was pulled from his jail cell in southern China. He assumed he was being transferred to another prison. Only when he arrived at the...
Op-eds
Letter to the POTUS
A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”
Op-eds
Distrust and verify
The Beijing summit was pageantry; Xi’s ambitions are not
Op-eds
Trump’s Deal of the Century for Lebanon
Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas do not end wars; they only pause them. They make limited concessions to secure a ceasefire, only to exploit the fragile status quo to rearm and prepare for the next round. This...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.