The Terrorist Threat Has Changed. Our Strategy Must Change With It.
What happened aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073 should concern every government, intelligence service and airline in the world. The official investigation is continuing, and we should not prejudge its findings. UAE authorities are examining the circumstances and motives, including whether the incident involved terrorism, prior planning or direction. But one strategic conclusion does not require waiting […]
The Muslim Brotherhood: Follow the Money
Words can kill. Washington knows that radical narratives can prepare the ground for radical action. But ideology alone does not sustain organizations, build international networks or finance operations. They need money. And recent actions by the U.S. government raise a question that deserves much greater attention: How extensive are the transnational financial networks connecting Muslim […]
The Courage to Build Peace
In 1748, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, published The Spirit of the Laws, one of the foundational works of modern political thought. The French philosopher, whose ideas influenced constitutional democracies far beyond France, wrote in a Europe repeatedly devastated by rivalry and war. He offered a proposition whose relevance has survived nearly three centuries: “The […]
He Will Not Give Up
I went to present Jared Kushner with the Abraham Shield Award 2026 because of what he had achieved. I left thinking even more deeply about who he is. We spoke for nearly an hour. There was no ceremony in his manner, no distance and none of the self-importance that so often accompanies power. He was […]
Jared Kushner’s Gaza Strategy Could Reshape the Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu faces a consequential decision on Gaza. The political environment is difficult, the Israeli election is approaching, and every concession will be contested. But Israel’s security cannot be subordinated to an electoral calendar. The question is more fundamental: can Hamas be verifiably disarmed while Israel withdraws without recreating the conditions that produced October 7? […]
Iran Failed Trump’s Test
President Donald Trump’s intransigence on Iran should not be underestimated. From the beginning, his approach followed a clear sequence: strike, weaken, test, and enforce. American power changed the balance of force. Diplomacy then tested whether what remained of the Iranian regime could recognize reality and choose restraint. Tehran answered with escalation. Enforcement became unavoidable. Trump […]
America at 250: The Responsibility to Lead
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, this historic moment offers an occasion for pride, gratitude, and reflection—not only for Americans, but for all those across the world who have been inspired by the American experiment and who continue to believe in the promise of freedom, opportunity, and human progress. For […]
Trump’s Iran Deal: A Strategic Opening
On his eightieth birthday, President Donald Trump announced what many in Washington, Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi, Manama, and beyond had been waiting to hear: the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran had reached a framework aimed at ending a dangerous war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and beginning a new round of negotiations over […]
What Do the Gulf States Really Want?
There is a question Washington should ask more directly: what do the Gulf states really want? The official language is familiar: de-escalation, sovereignty, dialogue, Palestinian rights, regional stability, and balanced relations. These are legitimate concerns. But behind the communiqués lies a harder reality. Gulf capitals know that Israel is no longer isolated. They know that […]
Mr. President, Listen to the Father in You
The reported plot involving Ivanka Trump cannot be treated as just another intelligence item. It is not merely a security file, nor simply another example of the Iranian regime’s global campaign of intimidation. It touches something more direct, more human, and more sacred: The attempt to reach a President through his daughter. The man now […]
Trump in Beijing: Respect, Leverage, and the New Realism of U.S.–China Relations
How President Trump’s China visit may open a new era of managed rivalry, strategic respect, and American-led realism. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing should be understood not merely as a diplomatic episode, but as a strategic signal. It revealed something essential about the future of the international order: the relationship between the United States […]
Breaking the Architecture of Iran’s Regime Power
As the United States moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of navigation, Washington must not lose sight of the larger strategic reality: Hormuz is not the core issue. It is the latest instrument of Iranian blackmail. The Islamic Republic of Iran has long mastered the politics of manipulation. It uses propaganda […]
