New York’s Zohran Mamdani and Chile’s Gabriel Boric
New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani would do well to learn from the mistakes made by Chile’s Boric, a prior wunderkind of the progressive left, writes Richard Sanders.
The View Over the Yarmouk River, An Israeli Reserve Officer on the Israel-Syria border
A young officer serving on the Golan writes about the challenges and the hopes across the border in Syria.
Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood: A Practical Roadmap for the Trump Administration
The Trump administration should address challenges presented by the Muslim Brotherhood, writes Haisam Hassanein.
The United States as an Offshore Balancer
Michael Mandelbaum looks at the traditional British practice of offshore balancing as a potential role model for current American foreign policy.
Africa’s Twin, Connected Crises
Joseph Diamond detects connections both ideological and material between crises in Nigeria and Sudan.
Kurdistan Between Tehran and Ankara
The autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq carefully balances economic and security pressures, and dueling regional ambitions, from Turkey and Iran.
Missile Defense Through a Quantum Leap in Artificial Intelligence
Mike Gfoeller and Dave Rundell describe a new generation of AI that will revolutionize missile defense and thus military strategy.
Cutting the Maduro Regime's Lifeline
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a woman who succeeded in unifying the Venezuelan opposition and spearheading the most effective peaceful social movement against the regime of Nicolás Maduro. Her award represents yet another international setback for Maduro’s government. It comes at a time when the Trump administration is intensifying its […]
Jordan-Israel Ties Face Strains
The relationship between Jordan and Israel came under renewed strain after a terrorist attack on September 18. A Jordanian truck driver arrived at the Allenby Bridge Border Crossing, ostensibly carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, and shot and stabbed two Israeli soldiers before being shot dead. Hamas praised the attack, and Israel has shut the border […]
Bringing Humanitarian Relief to the Druze of Syria
In Syria, the southwestern governorate of al-Suwayda is collapsing under shortages of food, water, and fuel. The Druze, who follow a heterodox religion which is an offshoot of Islam, are the majority in al-Suwayda, with smaller communities of Sunni Muslim Bedouin and Christians. Traditionally the area was known as Jabal al-Druze (Druze Mountain). Al-Suwayda is […]
How to Flood Gaza with Aid without Enriching Hamas
The key to success of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan is to remove Hamas from power, permanently. A key to achieving that is to take away Hamas’s profit centers in Gaza, which allow it to pay fighters and smuggle in weapons. Hamas currently makes money by taxing and exercising control over critical humanitarian supplies in […]
AIPAC’S Dilemma
Congressman Seth Moulton is one of the most highly respected members of the House Armed Services Committee. The Massachusetts Democrat and retired Marine has a record of working both sides of the aisle. He and Jim Banks, a conservative Republican from Indiana, co-chaired the Future of Defense Task Force; their 2020 report garnered considerable attention […]
