Can Europe Go It Alone?
Andreas Umland asks whether Europe can really go it alone in the Trump era.
The Unquiet Last Years of Naguib Mahfouz
Raymond Stock recalls the great Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz and the unresolved political battles of Mahfouz’s last years in Cairo.
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 […]
