Would Trump re-establish peace through strength?
As should be clear by now, the alternative is war through weakness
Charles Krauthammer
Don’t know much about Middle Eastern history
The appalling ignorance of Hamas supporters
Op-eds
Israel’s 75th birthday
Despite endless war, the Jewish state survives and even thrives
Op-eds
Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. national interest
A letter to J.D. Vance
Op-eds
The Divided Self of John le Carré
The death of perhaps history’s greatest espionage writer John le Carré in December 2020 sparked a series of lively debates about the British novelist’s contradictory views toward Zionism, Jews and...
Op-eds
The forgotten refugees of the Middle East
Jews who were forced to flee from their homes in Arab lands
Op-eds
Beijing’s new world order
For countless centuries, tribes have fought and conquered other tribes, nations have fought and conquered other nations, empires have fought and conquered other empires. After World War II, a different...
Op-eds
Study war some more
World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons
Op-eds
‘Madman Theory’ of foreign policy working — so far: Charles Krauthammer
At the heart of Donald Trump’s foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it is composed of men of experience, judgment and traditionalism. Meaning, they are all ver...
Op-eds
Done Deal?
All administrations are short-sighted. Even the brightest, most reflective people can develop acute tunnel vision when they join the paper-pushing, crisis-a-minute senior ranks of the National Se...
Op-eds
Five Years Later: How the US and EU Failed the Arab Spring
Thursday marked the five-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab Spring when a young Tunisian, Muhammad Bouazizi, set himself ablaze in 2010 to protest the regime’s seizure of his vege...
Op-eds
Analysis: Are EU Labels On Settlement Products Triggering Anti-Semitism?
Nearly a month after the European Union imposed special sanctions on Israeli products from disputed territories, there is a growing sense that the penalty is a shot in the arm for hardcore anti-I...
Op-eds
The Iran Nuclear Deal From Hell, and UN Ambassador Samantha Power in the Age of Genocide
Thirteen years ago, Samantha Power made a name for herself with her Pulitzer prize-winning book, “‘A Problem from Hell’: America and the Age of Genocide.” In this book, sh...
Op-eds
The Obama-Rouhani Playbook for Aspiring Tyrants
Co-authored by Danny Eisen Upon completion of his term in office, President Obama will bequeath to his successor a world indelibly scarred by the current crisis in Iran. For reg...
Op-eds
Ban Ki-moon Over Tehran
Proof – as if more were needed – that the UN is broken beyond repair.
Op-eds
Pat Buchanan and His Enablers
Last week, MSNBC fired Pat Buchanan following a four-month suspension. The proximate cause of his dismissal was the publishing of his latest book, Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive...
Op-eds
What Would the Gipper Do?
An American president in the 21st century would do well to study the Reagan Doctrine of the 20th century.
Op-eds
The Wright Stuff vs. the Woods Model
The same pundits who declared John McCain dead and Hillary Clinton inevitable are now saying Barack Obama has weathered the storm over his association with Jeremiah Wright. Color me skeptical. Th...
Op-eds
El Estilo Wright Versus el Modelo Woods
Los mismos entendidos que declararon muerto a John McCain y a Hillary como inevitable ahora están diciendo que Barack Obama han capeado el temporal acerca de su asociación con Jerem...
Op-eds
It’s Not ‘Leading From Behind’; It’s ‘Leading WITH the Behind’
Because President Obama has got it ass-backwards. Ryan Lizza in the New Yorker says that our seemingly incoherent policy — which Krauthammer calls “ad hoc” — is driven by...