Society max: helping Syrians survive Assad and coronavirus
European governments should shift their central focus to proactively protecting and bolstering, rather than further squeezing, those Syrian societal forces that are still standing.
European governments should shift their central focus to proactively protecting and bolstering, rather than further squeezing, those Syrian societal forces that are still standing.
Gantz was never going to stop annexation, but his partnership with Netanyahu will now make it easier for the new government to move forward on it in a more effective way.
A threat like a global health pandemic doesn’t care about any American president’s sense of national supremacy.
The coronavirus outbreak has made a bad situation worse for so many, particularly Afghan refugees inside Iran.
Neuroscience shows that anxiety inhibits rational decision-making, but that is precisely what we need to help alleviate our fears surrounding the coronavirus.
The domestic, regional, and international players in the Libyan conflict have not only failed to end the war, they are actively prolonging it.
If we don’t pay substantial reparations to make good our relationship with Mother Earth, she will continue to send us these little viral messages.
We should take German Chancellor Angela Merkel seriously when she said ‘the times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out.’
A forward-looking question to ask amid the current crisis is: will the inevitable highlighting of government’s necessary role in the crisis lead to greater recognition of the necessity of that role at other times?
Military, diplomatic, historical, and environmental imperatives dictate that the U.S. disengage militarily from the volatile Taiwan issue. Washington should instead focus on facilitating a compromise.
The UAE does not always share Riyadh’s and Washington’s perspectives on international issues, driving Abu Dhabi to take actions that sometimes veer away from Saudi and US foreign policy objectives.
Hawks in Washington can’t quit regime change in Tehran despite the piles of evidence of how it will backfire tremendously.
Pulling funding for the World Health Organization follows Trump’s pattern of slowly dismantling multilateralism, which appears to be his ultimate goal.
The Hobbesian vision of the future international order can contribute to dismantling the multilateral liberal system, but it does not have an alternative vision to replace it beyond the classic ‘might makes right.’
Biden will lose the argument on China if he tries to run to Trump’s right.
In the absence of a coherent response from the United States, the pandemic has paved the way for China to bolster its ambitions and validate its political values.
A recent campaign that shamed UNESCO for partnering with a foundation led by Mohammed bin Salman was very effective in getting the UN agency to back away.
Gantz supports unilateral annexation, and he does not stop at the so-called “major settlement blocs.”
In places like Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, and Libya, the three countries have sought to stymie citizen uprisings, meddle in elections, arm allies, strengthen military rule, and wage disinformation campaigns.
In a post-COVID-19 world, U.S. national security strategy should be based on a just peace framework that constructively engages conflicts, breaks cycles of violence, and builds sustainable peace.
The “Blowback” series, comprising three volumes, remains a prime source for understanding the motives of American foreign policy in the Trump era and merits a retrospective appreciation.