-
Dec 9, 2024
On Saturday afternoon, US intelligence officials leaked an assessment: the Assad regime, which has ruled Syria for over half a century, could very well collapse in a manner of days....
-
Dec 6, 2024
Yoon Suk Yeol, a former top prosecutor and political novice who won the closest South Korean presidential election in the country's history, was never a particularly popular...
-
Nov 11, 2024
What will U.S. foreign policy look like during Donald Trump's second term? After the former president and current president-elect vanquished Vice President Kamala...
-
Oct 24, 2024
Despite the ebb and flow of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been consistent about his overall objective: total victory. His November...
-
Oct 17, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently wrote a long piece for “Foreign Affairs” arguing that the Biden administration has put the U.S. back on the...
-
Oct 16, 2024
On October 1, Israel dodged a bullet—or, more accurately, a barrage of 180 ballistic missiles.
-
Sep 27, 2024
Hundreds of world leaders and diplomats have spent the week shaking hands, giving speeches, and hobnobbing with each other at the annual United Nations General Assembly in...
-
Sep 20, 2024
When asked on September 2 what made him believe a deal to end the war in Gaza would be successful, President Joe Biden answered in a way that revealed just how desperate...
-
Sep 12, 2024
On June 2, millions of Mexicans went to the polls. The result was a resounding triumph for outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his...
-
Sep 6, 2024
Should the United States take military action against Iran? While this may sound like a random question without much context, it's one that often pops up whenever something horrible...
-
Aug 24, 2024
When the Ukrainian army made a sudden, quick thrust into Russia’s Kursk region on Aug. 6, handing yet another surprise to Russian President Vladimir...
-
Aug 22, 2024
Last Friday, the White House released a joint statement with Qatar and Egypt letting the world know that cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas were in their final stage. A...
-
Aug 21, 2024
The Korean Peninsula, arguably the most heavily militarized region of the world, hasn't seen full-scale conflict since July 27, 1953, when an armistice agreement stopped a...
-
Aug 14, 2024
The Middle East has been on tenterhooks over the last two weeks.
-
Jul 31, 2024
Between August 2006 and October 2023, the Israeli-Lebanese border region was for the most part stable. Despite the occasional rocket attack or mortar round, residents on both sides...
-
Jul 25, 2024
The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress, his appearance caused considerable strain in the bilateral U.S.-Israel...
-
Jul 4, 2024
June 9 was the worst moment of French President Emmanuel Macron's political career. Or so many thought. His political grouping, Renew Europe, was dealt a devastating result at...
-
Jun 24, 2024
What to make of Russian President Vladimir Putin's short stay in North Korea this week, where he greeted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un like a long lost brother and...
-
Jun 7, 2024
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the two Koreas, perhaps the world's most bitter adversaries, were actually striking deals with each other and giving one another...
-
Jun 4, 2024
Depending on which Israeli official you ask, Israel is either close to a total and complete win over Hamas in Gaza or in the middle of what will be a long, grinding year ahead.
-
May 29, 2024
Last weekend, Israel committed a tragic error in the field. According to Israel's own account, a precision munition launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hit a...
-
Mar 23, 2024
Adm. John Aquilino and Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for an appearance in front of the House Armed Services Committee. The...
-
Feb 23, 2024
Can the United States use its leverage over Israel to stop the war in Gaza? Does it have significant leverage to begin with?
-
Jan 22, 2024
Whether or not the United States was wise to strike the Houthis militarily is now an irrelevant question. For good or ill, President Joe Biden concluded that something,...
Jun 24, 2024What to make of Russian President Vladimir Putin's short stay in North Korea this week, where he greeted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un like a long lost brother and...
Jun 7, 2024There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the two Koreas, perhaps the world's most bitter adversaries, were actually striking deals with each other and giving one another...
Jun 4, 2024Depending on which Israeli official you ask, Israel is either close to a total and complete win over Hamas in Gaza or in the middle of what will be a long, grinding year ahead. 
May 29, 2024Last weekend, Israel committed a tragic error in the field. According to Israel's own account, a precision munition launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hit a...
Mar 23, 2024Adm. John Aquilino and Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for an appearance in front of the House Armed Services Committee. The...
Feb 23, 2024Can the United States use its leverage over Israel to stop the war in Gaza? Does it have significant leverage to begin with? 
Jan 22, 2024Whether or not the United States was wise to strike the Houthis militarily is now an irrelevant question. For good or ill, President Joe Biden concluded that something,...