Essays July 2026

Israel Must Become a Provider of Power and Water  

Recalibrating its strategy in the wake of the Iran war, a focus on the carrot as opposed to the stick would go far towards...
Essays July 2026

A New U.S.-Colombia Deal for Security, Growth, and Migration

After Abelardo De La Espriella's victory this past weekend, the United States and Colombia have an opportunity to reset one...
Essays June 2026

Gaza’s Fate Hangs in the Balance in a Crucial Three-Day Meeting in Cyprus

The fate of 2.1 million people in Gaza hangs in the balance this week as key officials working for the Board of Peace meet...
Essays June 2026

The Perils of a DSA Foreign Policy

An avalanche rocked American politics last week.  Across New York City, candidates affiliated with the Democratic...
JST Situation Room June 2026

Israel Faces Its Grand Strategy Moment

https://youtu.be/6nWVDzGsthQ In this new JST Situation Room, Col. Eran Lerman’s analysis sheds light on a decisive...
Essays June 2026

Trump’s Iran Deal is Built to Fail

Neither side can make a credible commitment to honor promises It’s almost too on the nose: last Wednesday, a militarily...
THE JST INTERVIEW June 2026

Christian Caryl Decodes Putin’s Fragile Empire

https://youtu.be/04y46XEiytU From Chechnya to Ukraine, from Moscow’s weakened diplomacy to the rise of open-source...
Essays June 2026

When U.S. Foreign Policy Loses Its Doctrine

Foreign policy is ultimately built on two foundations: power and credibility. Power allows a state to act. Credibility...
Essays June 2026

The Liberal Case for Censorship

Free speech is a practice with preconditions, and our adversaries have learned to dismantle them. Defending those...
Essays June 2026

China’s Quiet Contribution to the US-Iran Ceasefire

When US President Donald Trump publicly thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping in an interview with The New...

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