The Turkey-Israel Rupture
The realist instinct is not to dismiss the moral content of any of these claims — the Armenian genocide occurred, Turkey’s authoritarian
Reason-Vision-Virtue
Israel’s Suicidal Rupture with the U.S.
The game is up. The Israeli domination of the U.S. political system is coming to an end. Israel’s inability to read U.S.
Time for Trump To Tell Benjamin Netanyahu To Go Away!
whatever Israel wants Israel takes without any concern for those who die or lose their homes in the process. And the United
From Ahura Mazda to Hormuz: What US Power Fails to See
In the end, the Strait of Hormuz remains what it has long been: a narrow passage of water connecting larger bodies, a
Every Israel-Palestine Debate in a Nutshell
And how has it all worked out? History speaks for itself. Generations of nonstop violence and abuse, culminating in the slaughter and
Iran: Won’t Get Fooled Again
I suppose Iran is attempting to look diplomatic, but it should be obvious, most of all to a victim like Iran, that
There Are No Good Zionists, And Other Notes
For years Israel apologists have been admonishing me for calling Israel an apartheid state. For years liberal “moderates” have been saying it’s
Tremors in MAGA: Joe Kent, the Iran War and the Antisemitism Smear
For the dogmatist followers of the Trump MAGA brand, something deeper is underfoot. The prospects for conscientious objections to the war by
Ideological Convergence: How Radical Leftism and Islamism Meet in Practice
For observers of global politics, the lesson is clear. Ideological alliances built primarily on shared opposition—to the West, capitalism, or Israel—can obscure
Mojtaba Khamenei and the continuity of the Islamic Revolution
Mojtaba Khamenei may mark the beginning of a new strategic phase for the Islamic Republic. His strong connections with defence institutions suggest