What is the point of the new ‘Muslim Nato’?
A ‘Muslim Nato’ may not be an exact, or even helpful, analogy for it, but the Mecca Agreement does mark a watershed.
Reason-Vision-Virtue
US’s Latin American PolicyWill Still Be Contemptible
In this article, we look at some of the speculation, then address three specific instances of how the US’s policy priorities may
Starlink Militarization and Its Impact on Global Strategic Stability
In this piece, two researchers from PLA-affiliated National University of Defense Technology argue that Starlink will negatively impact global stability, in light
The Limited Future of the Ceasefire in Gaza
Trump’s appointment of ardently (indeed, religiously) pro-Israel ambassadors to the UN and Tel Aviv, his voiding of Biden’s sanctions on violent settlers,
New neocon manifesto: Keep US troops in the Middle East
A leading neoconservative for most of the last half century has released a comprehensiveseries of recommendations on Middle East policy for the
How Will Trump Tackle Iran?
What, then, should Trump do? The temptation is to return to his first administration’smaximum pressure policy, which severely hurt the Iranian government’s
The Gaza Cease-fire Is a Major Step — But the Fight for Palestine Must Continue
Trump’s choices of appointees, however — from Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, whocalled Netanyahu’s speech to Congress in July “spiritual,” to the proposed next
What Trump Should Do
My concern is that Trump will love the war role. As Winston Churchill believed, there is nothing more exciting than being a
Politics and Security in Syria after the Revolution
The transitional administration led by Ahmed Shara has adopted an inclusive and pragmatic approach, guided by the principle that “this revolution is
What Would Gabriel García Márquez Have Thought of the Netflix Version of His Novel?
It was in a trattoria on the Piazza Navona in early April of 1974 that for the first but not the last
Ceasefire: I Am Not Holding My Breath
In a manner of speaking Donald Trump, and because of his outright kindship to and outrightsupport of Netanyahu, has been handed a