The ‘forever war’ against the West
America wins a battle against al Qaeda, Israel against Islamic Jihad
Tom Cotton
The Post-Post-JCPOA World
Is a nuclear Iran something Republicans must now simply accept?
Op-eds
What Putin, Xi and Khamenei Want
The West’s elites are naive about autocrats, who put ambition ahead of approval.
Op-eds
Bipartisan Effort to Deepen Defense Cooperation with Israel Advances
To strengthen bilateral cooperation on military research and development (R&D), Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) announced today their introduction of an amendment (#1197) to the...
Insights
Only the Chinese Communist Party Knows the Origins of the COVID Pandemic
And it has been withholding, deflecting, and obfuscating the entire time.
Op-eds
How Republicans Can Stop Biden from Lifting Iran Sanctions
Instead of diluting their principles, congressional Republicans should use every available procedural tool to force tough votes.
Op-eds
Joe Biden Shouldn’t Return to the Iran Deal
But he probably will anyway.
Op-eds
Senators are calling for a US-Israel working group, and it could save lives
Eyeing the growing military technology challenge from great power competitors, four members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter Feb. 24 to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him...
Op-eds
What’s wrong with appeasement?
Only the fact that concessions don’t actually conciliate despots
Op-eds
U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group Authorization Provides Opportunity for Biden Administration
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, which became law last week, includes a provision authorizing the establishment of a U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group (OTWG)....
Insights
Don’t Let Iran Blow Up the U.N. Security Council
As a critical vote approaches, the fate of Iran nuclear sanctions—and decades of multilateralism—lies in the hands of Britain and France.
Op-eds
Congressional Momentum Builds to Establish U.S.-Israel Working Group
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, and it includes a provision to require the establishment of...
Insights
America in 2020: “Insurrection” or “Incipient Insurgency”?
In the two weeks of disorder that followed the death of George Floyd, 200 cities imposed curfews; 31 states and the District of Columbia called out the National Guard; active-duty U.S. troops deployed in...
Insights
Trump’s Executive Order on Chinese Students Addresses a Complicated—But Real—Issue
This issue requires a surgical scalpel, not a sledgehammer.
Op-eds
Bringing the Middle East Back Home
The American Orientalist Class attempts to paint a fantasy Middle Eastern landscape on the American canvas
Op-eds
What the New York Times Never Told Readers About Sirajuddin Haqqani
Revisiting the op-ed the paper published by the deputy emir of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Op-eds
Regime change in Iran shouldn’t be a taboo
Regime change in Iran is one of the biggest taboos in U.S. foreign policy. Bring it up and you will be scorned as a warmonger, a fomenter of chaos. Yet we have encouraged and welcomed the collapse of dictatorships...
Op-eds
Securing technological superiority requires a joint US-Israel effort
The United States is now engaged in an intense military technology competition with the Chinese Communist Party. The ability of U.S. troops to deter and defeat great power authoritarian adversaries hangs...
Op-eds
Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions
When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...
Memos
Pompeo to Israel: A Scene Setter
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Israel on Wednesday. It will be the first international trip by a senior American official since the COVID-19 pandemic began. During his visit, Pompeo...