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Europe’s Blind Spot Over Anti-Semitism November 14, 2024

You would think that we Europeans might have learned a thing or two about anti-Semitism over the past century or so – and perhaps come to understand pragmatically, if nothing else, that what begins with the vicious persecution of Jews usually moves o...

Anti-Semitism

Dozens Still Missing After Kenya’s Anti-Tax Protests November 11, 2024

Africa

The Pogrom in Amsterdam November 11, 2024

“Globalize the Intifada!” is one of the slogans of pro-Palestinian organizations in the United States. We now see what it means as a brutal pogrom fouls the streets of Amsterdam. Just ponder this description of events in the biggest Dutch city last n...

Anti-Semitism

The Biggest Transatlantic Loser from Trump’s Election: Britain’s Labour Government November 07, 2024

“Congratulations President-elect Donald Trump on your historic election,” British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer posted on X at 3:21am ET on Wednesday. The best that can be said about this tepid concession is that Starmer got his concession in befor...

How Trump Could Temper Tensions in the Middle East November 07, 2024

One of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign ads was aimed at Jewish voters. Three stereotypical New York bubbes are kvetching about the state of the world. ‘Israel’s under attack. Anti-Semitism like I never thought I would see.’ One says: ‘Oy vey… You know T...

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Israel

Vietnam Sentences Blogger to 12 Years in Prison For ‘Anti-State Propaganda’ November 02, 2024

Algeria: From Anti-Colonial Beacon to Modern Success November 01, 2024

On November 1, 1954, Algeria ignited a revolution that became a defining moment in the global fight against colonialism. The revolution, spearheaded by the National Liberation Front (FLN), was not only a struggle for national independence from French...

Confronting Terror Requires Conviction to Win November 01, 2024

Israel’s war against Hezbollah was as inevitable as it was avoidable. Shaken by an unending war in Afghanistan and its concomitant withdrawal, the failure of which will live in eternal infamy, our political leaders over the last two decades came to f...

Anti-Semitic Violence Is Out of Control in Canada July 24, 2024

Montreal is now the most dangerous place for Jews in North America....

Anti-Semitism

How Bangladesh Protests Turned Deadly July 24, 2024

Anti-government protests have sparked nationwide clashes in Bangladesh between police and university students. At least 150 people have been killed - and some of those caught up in the bloodshed have described to the BBC what happened. ...

Bangladesh

Georgia: Neutrality Doesn’t Mean Neutral July 18, 2024

Anti-NATO activism from pro-government groups is growing. So far, it’s not convincing a population that’s strongly behind alliance membership. ...

Georgia

Nine Out of 10 EU Jews Experience Anti-Semitism, Says EU Study July 15, 2024

Russia

Ukraine's Kidnapped Children Return as Russian Soldiers July 13, 2024

Whether you’re a parent or not, can you imagine a more agonizing situation? It’s 2006, you’re living in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, and you have a baby boy. (You’ll see in a moment why we’re talking about a boy and that this isn’t a gender-neutral sto...

Ukraine

Russia

war

NATO’s Rogue State July 12, 2024

Congress has options for holding Turkey’s anti-alliance behavior accountable. ...

The Global Implications of Iran’s Election July 10, 2024

The second round of Iran’s presidential election unfolded with little fanfare last weekend. But, with reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian defeating his hardline anti-Western opponent, Saeed Jalili, the world should be paying attention. At a time of...

iran

Nicaragua’s Drift Towards Authoritarians July 05, 2024

Nicaragua continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. In May, it was reported that President Daniel Ortega had exiled Sheynnis Palacios, the reigning Miss Universe, and her family from the country. The ban is disappointing but predictable ...

Nicaragua

Turkey Detains Nearly 450 People Over Anti-Refugee Riots July 03, 2024

America’s Campuses Reach Boiling Point April 23, 2024

All eyes are on America's college campuses as simmering tensions over the Israel-Hamas war boil over into outright confrontation. ...

Anti-Semitism

War Is More Offensive Than Protesters April 22, 2024

In the wake of the Iranian strikes on Israel, some anti-war activists are wringing their hands, anxious to condemn anyone who asserts that Iran has a right to defend itself. While it's certainly good practice to oppose all state-sanctioned violence a...

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Iran’s Missile Barrage Hit Its Target: The Regional Order April 19, 2024

Don’t let the paltry damage caused by Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel last weekend fool you. The Iranians intended to cause widespread death and destruction. The attack failed, because of Israel’s anti-missile capabilities and the multilate...

iran

Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign April 12, 2024

The Future Belongs To Right-Wing Progressives April 11, 2024

Reactionary as I am, it gives me no pleasure to report that conservatism is finished. As Britain struggles with the exhausted death-spasms of liberal Toryism, the only subset of Right-wing thought in the West today that doesn’t feel moribund is activ...

progressivism

El Salvador

Pahlavi and the Defeat of the Iranian Opposition April 10, 2024

The murder of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, led to the largest popular uprising against the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution brought the theocratic regime to power. Amini’s death not only galvanized the people o...

iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Middle East

democracy

Kasparov: “Dictators Tell the Truth About What They Plan for the Future” April 10, 2024

Garry Kasparov is famous both for his 20-year reign as the world’s best chess player and for Putin’s recent declaration that he’s a terrorist. However, Kasparov deserves even more recognition for a prediction he made over two decades ago in The Wall ...

In Michigan, Anti-Israel Rally Chants 'Death to America' April 09, 2024

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