The forgotten history of Muslim socialism
A century of failed experiments before the rise of Mamdani and friends
Russian Empire
Death of a Holocaust denier
Over decades, Iran proved itself adept at fertilizing the lies that reside at the heart of anti-Zionist ideology, turning them into common-sense notions among adherents.
Op-eds
All about Trump’s revised National Security Strategy
The good, the bad, and the conspicuously absent
Op-eds
Vladimir the Terrible
Trump needs to make Putin recalculate the costs and benefits of his war
Op-eds
Stalin in the subway
What a statue tells us – and should tell President Trump – about Vladimir Putin
Op-eds
A letter to the Polish foreign minister
Do you not understand that Poland and Israel have the same enemies?
Op-eds
The second war against the Jews
Iran’s rulers are globalizing it
Op-eds
The price of American leadership
It’s high, but the value is higher
Op-eds
Putin’s to-do list
What would happen if he were to prevail in Ukraine?
Op-eds
The Real Architects of “Russophobia”
How Russia continues to use the idea of "Russophobia" as a political weapon.
Op-eds
Israel Needs to Speak Out and Hold Putin Accountable for His Crimes and Lies
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his “special military operation” aims to “de-Nazify” Ukraine, portraying his troops as freeing ethnic Russians from a fascistic regime in Kyiv. Yet despite...
Op-eds
Shaping the future of the world
Either we do it or our enemies do it
Op-eds
Rue Britannia? Russian, Iranian and Chinese imperialism is what should concern us
Russian, Iranian, and Chinese imperialism is what should concern us
Op-eds
Cult of the Cossack Helps Explain Ukraine’s Resistance
Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, a whole generation has grown up studying how their ancestors were starved to death on orders from Moscow.
Op-eds
History explains Ukraine’s tenacious resistance to Russia
There is a saying that you can push a meek and mild Ukrainian all the way until his forehead touches the ground. Then, he arises a Cossack. With Russia’s frontal attack on Ukraine, the foreheads of 40...
Op-eds
Collusion or Collision?
Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin
Monographs
Introducing How to Fight Anti-Semitism in Arabic
Ideas Beyond Borders asked me to write a forward to Bari Weiss’s book How to Fight Anti-Semitism, which the organization is translating to Arabic. The lines below are a rough translation to English of...
Op-eds
Germany needs to confront Iranian regime’s antisemitism
Berlin should take the lead in punishing the Islamic republic's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with economic sanctions and a cessation of diplomatic relations until Tehran recognizes Israel's right to exist.
Op-eds
The Embattled Ecumenical Patriarch Caught Between Russia and Turkey
On October 15, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) announcedits decision to break with the Ecumenical Patriar...
Op-eds
A little pivot to Central Asia
Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn’t find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world’s most sophisticated civilizations...