The Afghan debacle will destroy the Biden presidency
Americans once supported military withdrawal, but they will punish a president who leads the US to defeat
Jimmy Carter
Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine
His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.
Op-eds
Came the Islamic Revolution
The theocrats who seized power in Iran are still widely misunderstood
Op-eds
Trump’s Iran Achievement
Among Donald Trump’s proudest achievements as president was his withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), his predecessor’s nuclear agreement with Iran. The...
Op-eds
Reading foreign policy tea leaves
Actually, we can’t predict what presidential advisors will advise
Op-eds
The Abraham Accords
Will they transform the Middle East?
Op-eds
The End of Arab Nationalism
How the Abraham Accords put the final nail in the coffin of a bad idea.
Op-eds
The Islamic Revolution vs. Donald Trump
Iran and Ayatollah Khamenei are more influential today than at any time since 1979.
Op-eds
Democrats Fail the Commander-in-Chief Test
Election 2020 On Tuesday, Democrats held yet another debate. And refreshingly, for once, foreign policy was actually on the agenda. Bernie Sanders came under fire for praising authoritarian leaders, Michael...
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War by Other Means
A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS
Monographs
Trump picks up Khamenei’s gauntlet
Iran’s ruler misjudges the president and loses his leading terrorist
Op-eds
U.S. Deterrence in the Middle East Is Collapsing
The withdrawal from Syria is part of a broader pattern of weakness, especially in response to Iran.
Op-eds
The Israeli–Palestinian Struggle, Continued.
Whenever the Israeli–Palestinian question arises in Washington, an assumption inevitably precedes it: the United States has an important and unique role to play in advancing peace between these two...
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The Congressman Who Hated Israel
Before Ilhan Omar, there was Paul Findley
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President Carter’s Foreign Policy
Episode 23 | Does a New Book Shed New Light?
Foreign Podicy
The life, times and foreign policies of Jimmy Carter
One of his wisest advisors attempts to give them a new and improved look.
Op-eds
Ignore Jimmy Carter
Ramp up the economic pressure on Assad
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Trump should ‘keep cranking up the pressure’ on North Korea if he really wants Kim to give up nukes
Visions of a Nobel Peace Prize can be very seductive. Even Jimmy Carter ...
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The Nuclear Deal Makes America Complicit in Iranian Crimes
The fundamental question when discussing a nuclear deal with Tehran is this: Are you prepared to fight over it? If not, then any deal is a good deal. This willingness to go to the mat also affect...
Op-eds
Why Iran won’t rush to a bomb if Trump pulls out of the nuclear deal
With John Bo...