Dick Cheney

June 20, 2024 | John Hannah, Lewis Libby

Joe Biden’s Gaza Pier Plan Runs Aground

Getting aid into Gaza is one thing; properly distributing it to those in need is another.

July 27, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

American Military Aid to Israel Serves Both Countries Well

A response to a dangerous proposal

October 8, 2021 | Rep. Tony Gonzales, Samantha Ravich

Cartels and crypto

Excerpt If the massive spike in traffic across the U.S.-Mexico border continues at its current pace, total border arrests in 2021 will be the highest since 2000, when nearly 1.7 million illegal border...

July 28, 2021 | Mark Dubowitz |

How to Use Antisemitism Against Antisemites

Jewish power in America? When Sapir approached me to contribute an essay to this issue, my first instinct was to decline. I was born in South Africa and raised and educated in Canada. I became a U.S. citizen...

January 26, 2021 | John Hannah, David Adesnik

Why “Anything But Trump” Should Not Be Biden’s Foreign Policy Mantra

Trump made many errors, but there are some policies that are worth building upon.

December 18, 2020 | John Hannah |

Biden Shouldn’t Rush to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal

Moving quickly to resurrect the JCPOA, as Biden seems set to do, would start his presidency with a hugely divisive controversy.

November 30, 2020 | John Hannah, Varsha Koduvayur

Note to Mohammed bin Salman: Stop Digging Yourself Deeper

The Saudis need to get on Biden’s good side. Obvious places to start include releasing women’s rights activists.

September 4, 2020 | John Hannah |

The UAE-Israel Deal Spells Big Trouble For Iran

Watching Israel’s national carrier, El Al, make its maiden trip to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, including an overflight of Saudi Arabia, was itself history-making. The passenger list—a group...

August 14, 2020 | John Hannah |

The Israel-UAE Deal Is Trump’s First Unambiguous Diplomatic Success

It’s a historic achievement that eluded other presidents. Trump will try to make the most of it.

August 6, 2020 | John Hannah |

Destruction of Iranian Nuclear Facility Should Remind Democrats of Israel’s Unique Value as an Ally

An explosion at the Natanz nuclear complex on July 2 laid waste to the Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center (ICAC), a workshop designed to mass produce thousands of advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium....

July 1, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

We Still Have More Questions Than Answers on Russian Bounties

U.S. officials have identified two possible attacks. Let’s take a closer look.

June 29, 2020 | John Hannah |

The Clock Is Ticking on the Next Iran Nuclear Crisis

In early June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released two reports on the Iranian nuclear program. They make for worrisome reading. A year into its decision to start breaching the constraints...

June 11, 2020 | John Hannah |

A Moment of Truth for U.S.-Iraq Relations

Today, the United States and Iraq will launch a strategic dialogue to discuss the future of their bilateral relationship. For Washington, the priority should be determining whether Iraq’s government...

June 8, 2020 | John Hannah, Varsha Koduvayur

Pensacola shooter’s al Qaeda link underscores need to hold Saudis to account

Five months after a Saudi military trainee killed three U.S. service members at a naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., the Department of Justice announced on May 18 that the gunman was no lone wolf...

May 23, 2020 | John Hannah, Jacob Nagel

U.S. Troops Are Vulnerable. Israeli Technologies Can Help

The recent U.S. decision to withdraw two Patriot missile defense batteries from Saudi Arabia has again highlighted how vulnerable U.S. interests in the Middle East remain to Iran’s growing arsenal of...

May 19, 2020 | John Hannah, Bradley Bowman

The Pentagon Tries to Pivot out of the Middle East—Again

Confusion over the removal of missiles and aircraft from Saudi Arabia could invite the aggression the United States is trying to avoid.

May 4, 2020 | John Hannah, Maseh Zarif

The U.S.-Iraqi Relationship Is Coming to a Head—and That’s a Good Thing

After 17 years, there is little love left between Washington and Baghdad. Upcoming talks may be the last opportunity to save their dysfunctional partnership.

April 17, 2020 | Jacob Nagel, John Hannah

COVID-19 and the Need for Enhanced U.S.-Israel Technology Cooperation

As its strategy to address the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to develop, the United States should not overlook the important role that its most scientifically advanced international allies could...

April 2, 2020 | John Hannah, Varsha Koduvayur

A Deal to Stop the Saudis From Drowning U.S. Shale Would Come None Too Soon

Trump has finally realized the U.S. energy industry is under attack. Better late than never.

February 20, 2020 | John Hannah |

Iraq Needs Regime Change Again

Musical chairs in the Iraqi parliament can no longer solve the country's problems.