November 26, 2021
Dark money network pushes pro-UAE/Saudi policies from New York
No Turks work for a new shadowy group targeting Turkey, but it is linked to an anti-Iran, pro-Israel network.
November 27, 2021
A new world? The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition
Interesting signs that the region’s powers are less interested in armed conflict than they are about forms of gaining influence today.
November 26, 2021
America’s abyss of weapons and warmaking
There can’t be the slightest doubt: America worships its Pentagod and the weapons and wars that feed it.
November 25, 2021
Today I am thankful for the surviving Constitution
George Washington was right about the US role in the world — and he also had a thing or two to say about our founding principles.
November 25, 2021
What would a GWOT memorial on the National Mall look like?
It may be too soon to erect a monument to a 20-year conflict that is ongoing and that many Americans still don’t understand.
November 24, 2021
What war with Russia over Ukraine would really look like
In recent statements, Moscow seems much more realistic about the consequences of actual conflict with Kiev and Western powers.
November 24, 2021
The ‘imminent’ Taiwan conflagration: two questions to ponder
The idea that China is planning an invasion of the island is one that demands closer scrutiny.
November 24, 2021
Iran-Azerbaijan: A new cold war?
The short-term crisis between the two neighbors has dissipated. But in the longer term, relations have gotten a lot more complicated.
November 23, 2021
Eight reasons why the U.S. should ditch Turkey as a military partner
If Washington intervened in the Mideast less often, the bases and strategic alliance would matter less.
November 23, 2021
Congress needs to investigate the Pentagon’s failure to protect civilians
A New York Times exposé on a previously undisclosed attack on dozens of noncombatants in Syria is indicative of DOD’s impunity.
November 23, 2021
Is Tunisia transitioning to a liberalized autocracy?
If it is to avoid going in that direction, there urgently needs to be a unified opposition and pressure from the outside.
November 22, 2021
Realism — and restraint — should guide US dealings with Nicaragua’s Ortega
One can loathe the man and still oppose Biden’s attempts to isolate the country with the same old coercive strategies.
November 22, 2021
Experts call for dialogue to avoid an accidental war with Russia
As tensions rise in Ukraine, hawks in the West are promoting a more confrontational stance toward Moscow.
November 21, 2021
Rehabilitating Assad: The struggle for influence in Syria’s endgame
How Damascus could become the next arena for geopolitical competition between the region’s Arab power centers and Iran.
November 20, 2021
Sucked into other people’s wars in Syria
Reports indicate the attack on a US base last month was retaliation for recent Israel strikes. It didn’t kill anyone, but it’s only a matter of time.
November 19, 2021
Anne Applebaum is peddling a democracy trope that no one is buying
Americans know that ideologues have cynically used the rhetoric of ‘freedom’ to push destructive policies on the world before.
November 19, 2021
Israel lobbies hard to get controversial spy firm off US blacklist
The NSO Group is starting to face consequences for malicious cyber activity tied to its military-grade software, Pegasus.
November 19, 2021
Senate eyes plan to send military aid to Africa — to fight Beijing and Moscow
The upper chamber’s NDAA measure is a Cold War-era strategy that needs to be stripped from the bill.
November 18, 2021
Bolton’s bluster on China strategy is all hot air, as always
At least he is consistent. Biden’s policy may be unclear, but the former National Security Adviser offers nothing to fill the gap.