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Exploring the distinction between Islamophobia and antisemitism, emphasizing the need to confront hate without conflating distinct forms of... Read More

The belated US aid package should banish both gloom and complacency   Read More

Ataboo has broken in Europe. Only a few months ago, it would have been inconceivable for European leaders to propose sending European troops... Read More

China is doubling down on manufacturing exports to offset the challenges posed by a sluggish property market and meet the... Read More

In a slick video marking the National Security Education Day, China’s top spy agency has a stern message for... Read More

If there was one thing that everyone at this year’s National Conservatism conference could agree on, it was that European civilisation... Read More

Haiti is in crisis — one that will soon leave millions of people on the brink of starvation.    Read More

Biden appears to be presiding over a crisis in US moral leadership while Trump echoes Reagan’s past call to ‘make America great... Read More

Less than two months after rattling NATO allies by saying that he would encourage Russia “to do whatever the hell they... Read More

Let one old man deal with two others.   Read More

We don’t need psychoanalysis or self-serving cheerleading about how ‘indispensable’ America is. We need sober... Read More

At an economic forum last week in Shanghai, a senior Chinese government adviser named Liu Yuanchun, who is also the president of the Shanghai... Read More

Numerous states recently passed laws prohibiting foreign entities’ ownership of American farmland, citing concerns about CCP... Read More

As long as the Russian imperial state exists in its current form, the threat it poses to Europe won’t go away.   Read More

After weeks of politicking the Biden White House can breathe a sigh of relief, as an aid package that includes $60 billion in funding for... Read More

It’s not too late, because it’s never too late. No outcomes are ever preordained, nothing is ever over, and you can always affect... Read More

After two years of being assured that the U.S. government has exquisite oversight on aid provided to Ukraine, last week Sens. J.D.... Read More

Blankets, tents, Palestinian flags, signs, and scores of tired students were strewn across the South Lawn of the university's Manhattan... Read More

In the wake of the Iranian strikes on Israel, some anti-war activists are wringing their hands, anxious to condemn anyone who... Read More

Recently, I was asked to moderate a panel with a battery of Jewish luminaries. A member of the audience asked a question, confessing that... Read More

Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, the Middle East has been rocked by mass protests. Egyptians have demonstrated in solidarity... Read More

Turkey’s newly strengthened relationship with Somalia raises the prospect of Ankara’s further involvement in Indian Ocean... Read More

The United States of America is an empire of might and of influence. There has never been anything like it for scale and global impact, even... Read More

In a recent post, I tried to warn people about the substantial and growing chance of World War 3. My post was focused on the risk that a... Read More

Analysts, journalists and strategists are all required to ignore the near-impossibility of truly understanding a war as it unfolds. Failing... Read More

The two-year-old war in Ukraine—which is far from deadlocked—could pivot dramatically in the coming months. U.S. decisions will... Read More

The contradictions between Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric and the realities of everyday life in Russia—including the... Read More

Hopes of a ceasefire have ebbed, concerns about an assault on Rafah endure, and aid remains wholly insufficient Read More

Progressive opposition to Israel’s military operation is rooted in racism and antisemitism. Read More

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has drastically altered the relationship with the country's partners in Pakistan. Kabul refuses to... Read More

You will be able to work from the beaches of Ibiza, the cafes of Crete, or the cool startup hubs of Berlin.   Read More

The drone and missile attacks launched by Iran against Israel on 13 April, and the subsequent Israeli response, have thrown into doubt the... Read More

Israel’s attack may dissuade Iran from attempting further attacks because they could be followed by more aggressive Israeli... Read More

It was the largest combined drone and missile attack in world history. On Sunday Iran launched a huge air strike package of roughly... Read More

The Indian prime minister’s enthusiasm for India’s past is not a rupture or divergence with the interests and values of the... Read More

Brazil’s enduring aspiration for great-power status will receive a significant boost through its leadership of the G20, BRICS and COP... Read More

While the world focuses on the brewing cycle of Israel-Iran retaliation, the war in Gaza lingers on. In fact, it's becoming increasingly... Read More

The Abraham Accords, centered on regional peace and prosperity, brought the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and Kosovo into... Read More

Iran’s attack on Israel last week was not a surprise, nor did it inflict significant damage. It was nonetheless a paradigm... Read More

Amman is facing a delicate balancing act as Israel’s war on Gaza threatens to further inflame regional... Read More

While Moscow claims that it wants to replace the “rules-based international order” with a fairer system for all,... Read More

Moscow leveraging disruption of Ukraine war to weaponize food supplies while angling to use BRICS to muscle US and Australia out of... Read More

Iran tortures and kills innocents. Neighbor Turkmenistan buries dogs and cats alive. In places well known and obscure, authoritarians are... Read More