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.
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Iran Is Winning the War
Right now things look good for Israel. But the Islamic Republic is playing the long game. And its advantages, alas, are many.
Op-eds
Lone soldiers
Israelis will fight on their own if they must
Op-eds
U.S. Should Sanction Tehran’s Central Banker and His Lieutenants
The United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned a Central Bank of Iran (CBI) network on February 14 for smuggling sensitive American technology to Iran. The designation once again emphasizes CBI’s...
Policy Briefs
Israel Moves Against Pro-Hezbollah TV Station’s Local Operations
Latest Developments Israel on November 13 approved a crackdown on the local operations of a pro-Hezbollah TV station that has been inciting against it during the Gaza war. The decision against...
Flash Briefs
Israel’s enemies may see the war in Gaza as a road to Jerusalem – analysis
The Gaza Strip was first occupied by Egypt after the partition of British Mandate Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state.
Op-eds
Hamas, Israel, and the danger of safe havens
The Hamas terrorist group shocked Israel by carrying out a coordinated assault unlike anything the world has seen since Lashkar-e-Taiba’s terror assault on Mumbai in 2007 or al-Qaeda’s attack on 9/11....
Op-eds
Eyeless in Gaza
How the U.S. blinded Israeli intelligence gathering efforts on Hamas and other Palestinian groups inside Lebanon
Op-eds
America cannot ignore the Middle East
Despite calls to refocus American grand strategy towards Europe and Asia, events in Israel show that the United States cannot abandon its commitments in the Middle East.
Op-eds
Martyrs – and newsmen – for freedom
Jimmy Lai and Dmitry Muratov put their lives on the line
Op-eds
Biden at the NATO Summit in Vilnius: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
When President Joe Biden entered office he was quick to declare that “America is back.” After his predecessor routinely expressed low regard for America’s European allies, Biden declared that...
Op-eds
Putin’s to-do list
What would happen if he were to prevail in Ukraine?
Op-eds
The Road to Israel-Saudi Normalization Runs Through Washington
Open ties between the two nations are in everyone’s interest, but it will take serious intent and deft maneuvering from America to get there. Is the administration up to it?
Op-eds
The Axis of Tyrannies
It will present an enormous challenge to free nations
Op-eds
Will the Republican’s Tilt Toward Isolationism End?
Asked “which is the more hawkish party,” anyone remembering the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George Bush would immediately answer “the Republicans.”...
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
Now Is Not the Time to Negotiate with Putin
Pushing for negotiations could undermine the morale of the Ukrainians fighting in the field.
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
After Mar-a-Lago Raid, Conspiracy Theories Rage on Left, Too
On the left, the most pervasive and potent conspiracy theory is that Trump is collaborating with hostile foreign powers to damage the United States.