Is the Two-State Solution Dead?

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 […]

Daniel Runde, Senior Adviser at CSIS and Contributor to The National Interest, discusses with Jacob Heilbrunn the major geopolitical challenges shaping U.S. foreign policy — from Iran and the Gulf to Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia and Moldova. Across this conversation, Runde analyzes political transitions, strategic risks, migration pressures, Russia’s influence, EU enlargement and America’s global role. […]

Post-Orbán Hungary faces a migration trap: it wants to preserve the hardline system built under Viktor Orbán — strong borders, no quotas, no resettlement — while repairing relations with Brussels and respecting EU law. As Viktor Marsai argues in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, the new Tisza government is not abandoning Hungary’s migration doctrine; it is […]