State

October 21, 2023 | David Adesnik |

How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East

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August 24, 2023 | Orde Kittrie, Bruce Rashkow

The Pending Israel-Palestine ICJ Advisory Opinion: Threats to Legal Principles and Security

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is poised to eviscerate the longstanding “land for peace” legal framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which was established by UN Security...

January 8, 2023 | Cleo Paskal |

The State of US’ India policy

The United States sends mixed messages to India.On the one hand, Washington highlighted the importance of India’s rise and leadership in its Indo-Pacific Strategy, designated India a Major Defense Partner,...

June 4, 2022 | Cleo Paskal |

China winning entropic warfare in Pacific Islands

We’ve seen Chinese entropic warfare in various stages in Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. And the contagion seems to be spreading in the Pacific.

November 20, 2020 | Gregory D. Koblentz, Andrea Stricker

Trump Should Act Against Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Existing sanctions aren’t deterring Moscow. Fortunately, there’s bipartisan agreement on the need for new ones.

April 17, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

State Department Report Highlights World’s Deadliest Weapons

Potential nuclear tests in China, a whole list of problems with Russia, and let's not forget North Korea and Iran.

May 13, 2015 |

The King of Saudi Arabia Skipped Obama’s Camp David Summit

While Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and deputy crown prince headed to America for a summit w...

May 13, 2014 |

The Islamic Republic of Iran Under President Hassan Rouhani

Violation of Human Rights and State Sponsorship of International Terror Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for providing me with this opportunity to share my...

July 10, 2013 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Salafi Jihadism in the North African Regional Context

Chairmen Poe and Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Members Sherman and Deutch, distinguished members of the subcommittees, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the threat of jihadist terroris...

May 30, 2012 | Robert Barnidge Boston University International Law Journal

A Defense of Drone Attacks in Pakistan Under Humanitarian Law

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, international law has had to grapple with the fundamental challenges that large-scale violence carried out by non-state actors pos...

May 22, 2012 | Michael Ledeen Faster, Please!

When the State Steals, the People Become Thieves

Friday we sailed around Capri and then across to the Bay of Salerno.  Very few boats around, and nary a oee of the luxury yachts so common in those waters.  We went to a seaside restaur...

April 18, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet |

Christians for Palestine

For most American Jews and Israelis, evangelical Christians are synonymous with zealous, biblically inspired support of the Jewish state—so zealous, in fact, that it makes some Jews uneasy....

January 1, 2007 | Andrew McCarthy The New Criterion

Is The Nation State Threatened?

 “Is the Nation State Threatened?” This question, though apt, may fail to convey how dire the threat to sovereignty truly is. It might be better to ask, “Is the Nation Stat...