Reconsidering Nuclear Command Authority: America’s Most Urgent Obligation
“The man who laughs has simply not yet heard the terrible news.”-Bertolt Brecht
It’s high time for candor. President Donald J. Trump has effectively unchecked nuclear command authority. Though once inconceivable, this president could sometime...
Jimmy Carter’s mixed legacy
With the recent passing of former president Jimmy Carter, the time has come to consider the mixed legacy he has left behind. Although remembered for pursuing and signing the Camp David Accords, which facilitated...
A happy 20th anniversary for Mahmoud Abbas
It was 20 years ago this week that Mahmoud Abbas was elected to a single four year term as chairman of the Palestinian Authority. I suspect he’s having a very happy anniversary.
When the 89-year-old...
After Assad, after the ceasefire, continuing the goals of jihadi terror
Following the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria, jihadi terror groups in the Middle East are being reconfigured. While evident and significant differences exist between these groups, they do share a single...
Fragile smiles: Hamas ceasefire and the shadow of war
In the realm of cinema, where the boundaries between good and evil are sharply drawn and the villains are unmistakably monstrous, one might imagine a collision as stark and tragic as the one currently...
The Art of the (hopefully not all bad hostage) Deal
On Sunday, Israel and Hamas entered into a temporary ceasefire, 470 days after the horrific Oct. 7 massacre in which Hamas murdered some 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped over 250 and injured thousands more. A bitter 15-month...
A deal with Hamas means Israelis deserve the truth
The deal to bring the hostages home from Gaza carries an immense, largely unspoken price—one that has received far too little attention, if any at all.
While some may support it and others oppose it,...
The security consequences of the Gaza truce
Israeli officials confirmed on Thursday night that a hostages-for-ceasefire agreement was reached with Hamas, hours after the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem said that the Palestinian terror group had reneged on parts of the deal...
The pathetic finish to Joe Biden’s failed presidency
Every president strives to create a legacy that will be part of the headline in their obituary. They crave policy achievements or a foreign triumph with which their name will always be associated while...