The Surprising National Security Role of America’s “Best Idea”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard, who once reportedly confronted a bear at a mountain retreat while Putin slept through the ordeal, was appointed secretary of the...
Pew Research Center
Russia and China are fueling web wars to divide Americans
American adversaries not only hack our computers, but they also hack our minds. As Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin openly stated in early November regarding US elections,...
Op-eds
FTX’s Collapse Is a Win for National Security
The collapse of cryptocurrency giant FTX is a net positive for U.S. national security. While we should applaud innovation and encourage responsible risk-taking, the rapid rise of barely regulated currencies...
Op-eds
Why reassessing Israel’s risky relationship with China matters
Analysis: Beijing's full-throated defense of the Islamic Republic should set off alarm bells for any Israeli who fears a nuclear-armed Iran with advanced ballistic and cruise missiles capable of bringing a second Holocaust
Op-eds
The China syndrome
Pollsters at the Pew Resear...
Op-eds
Egypt’s Religious Freedom Farce
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt presents himself as an Islamic reformer. He has...
Op-eds
If All Else Fails, Blame The Israelis
An eleventh-hour Turkish lawfare initiative may prevent Ankara's long-awaited rapprochement with Israel. Days shy of the four-year anniversary of the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid, the Istanbul Hig...
Op-eds
Are More Iran Sanctions Necessary?
Secretary of State John Kerry expressed vehement opposition today to new congressional Iran sanctions, du...
Op-eds
The Great Salafi Gamble
In serving their patrons in Saudi Arabia, ultraconservative religious Salafis are stirring violent protests and flexing political muscle in North Africa and fledgling Arab democracies. But the in...
Op-eds
Romney Takes Aim at Obama’s Narrow Foreign Policy Advantage
Although conventional wisdom among pundits holds that President Barack Obama enjoys significant foreign policy advantages over challenger Mitt Romney, a recent Pew Research Center poll suggests t...
Op-eds
Making the Difficult Decisions: Europe’s Role and Challenge in Averting a Nuclear Iran
By Joshua Goodman The Iranian nuclear program is sometimes portrayed as the one foreign policy issue on which Americans and Europeans have come to the same conclusion and taken...
Op-eds
The Art of the Flip-Flop
Pity poor Harry Reid. Back in April, the Senate Democratic leader proclaimed the war in Iraq "lost." Two months before Gen. David Petraeus had in place the reinforcements he needed to implement h...
Op-eds
EU Agrees to Stronger Iran Sanctions
The European Union announced today that it would be imposing robust sanctions on Iran, targeting its energy, shipping, insurance and financial sectors. After seven years of being out-negotiated a...
Op-eds
Pakistan Notebook
Islamabad — I picked an interesting moment to visit Pakistan: four terrorist attacks in less than a week. The first was at the World Food Programme office here in the capital: five killed....
Op-eds
Suicide Reversal?
As is the case for most surveys of public opinion in the Muslim world, the Pew survey is a mixed bag. It is encouraging that support for suicide bombings has declined in seven of the eight countr...