Can Hamas ever be defeated?
The questions about Gaza’s future are still unanswered
Carl von Clausewitz
American Confidence in Elections
Prohibiting Foreign Interference
Congressional Testimonies
Why is Iran’s FM talking about ‘advanced centrifuges’?
Iran views the nuclear program as more than the sum of its parts.
Op-eds
Good Luck With That Grand Strategy
Even the most comprehensive plans are bound to fail if leaders can’t build support for them.
Op-eds
Preserving the Warrior Ethos
It is corroded, and the necessary restorative work belongs to us all
Op-eds
The Islamic Republic’s war on Israel
Hamas is a weapon, and the Palestinians are pawns
Op-eds
Retain American Power, Do Not Restrain It
The call for the United States to show “restraint” by withdrawing from foreign entanglements and keeping the focus at home is growing in foreign-policy circles – and not just in the Trump administration....
The Dangerous Illusion of Restraining U.S. Power
Isolationists among both Democrats and Republicans want to withdraw from foreign entanglements. That would make the world much less safe.
Op-eds
Why endless wars can’t be ended
There’s no chance America’s enemies will leave us in peace.
Op-eds
A modest Middle East detente
Arab states take a friendlier approach toward the enemy of their enemy.
Op-eds
The battle for the lands of the caliphate
Soon after taking office, President Trump ordered his national security advisers to provide “a complete strategi...
Op-eds
The (limited) mission accomplished in Syria
If you’re still unsure about whether President Trump did the right thing when he launched 59 cruise missiles at Syria’s Shayrat air base last week, consider the alterna...
Op-eds
Iran and the future of the Middle East
Nixon went to China. Obama will not be going to Iran. The 1972 visit of President Richard M. Nixon to the People’s Republic included meetings with both Chairman Mao Zedong, the com...
Op-eds
Punish Putin?
Sending armed troops into a foreign country for the purpose of seizing territory is an act of war, and a line not often crossed in recent decades. But it’s what President Vladimir Putin has...
Op-eds
Iran and Diplomacy vs. Engagement
‘Iran’s rulers are not open to engagement no matter what mix of carrots and sticks are offered.” Peter Beinart, a contributing editor of The Atlantic, attributed that r...
Op-eds
The Persian Triangle
On November 24, 2013, a “Joint Plan of Action” was concluded in Geneva by Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council—the United States, the United Kingdom, France...
Op-eds
The Foggiest War
We don’t know our enemy. What’s worse: We don’t want to.
Op-eds
How to Stop Putting Gas in the Islamist Tank
Because enriching your enemy may not be a brilliant strategy.
Op-eds
An Actor-centric Theory of War
The United States, the most powerful nation in the world, is reassessing its approach to war. With America entering the 10th year of what was originally called the global war on terror, the Natio...
Op-eds
Beyond the Illusions
Steven Rosefielde and D. Quinn Mills, Masters of Illusion: American Leadership in the Media Age (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007), 568 pp., $34.00. As America's great exp...