Middle East
No Joke: US considering nuclear power for Saudi in grand bargain
Surprise — the Trump team's latest bid for Saudi-Israel normalization goes way too far and appears to be a one-way street.
April 21, 2025
Ivan Eland
Washington Politics
Finding a foreign policy beyond Biden and Trump
There has to be an option that would allow the US to engage and protect its interests without aggressive primacy
June 03, 2024
Middle East
Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran
The tit-for-tat has ended for now, but Benjamin Netanyahu has many incentives to continue goading Tehran
April 23, 2024
Europe
Ukraine should never be admitted to NATO
Kyiv is demanding that the alliance give it something to walk away with at Vilnius. Will it succumb?
July 11, 2023
Asia-Pacific
We need a better China policy. Banning TikTok isn't it.
The real danger is the bipartisan consensus moving the US toward a more hostile relationship with Beijing.
April 20, 2023
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