Tag: United States
Madness and World Politics: Risks of a Nuclear War
Abstract: Whether by design or inadvertence – by “bolt-from-the-blue” attacks or incremental aggressions – certain states could find themselves embroiled in a nuclear war. To stave off such an unprecedented circumstance, the United States and...
A Balanced Vision: Human Singularity, International Law, and American Survival
Professor Louis Rene Beres l Purdue University
The author, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Purdue University, argues that to secure a just and survivable global order, the world must transition from competitive nationalism to...
Deeper insights on Iran war and jihadist terror
Louis René Beres (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971)
Emeritus Professor of International Law
Purdue University
lberes@purdue.edu
“An immortal person is a contradiction in terms.”
Emmanuel Levinas, God, Death and Time (2000)
At first glance, Iranian aggression and jihadist terrorism are about secular political goals....
Netanyahu reaffirms promise to defeat Hamas, despite Biden threats
Amid the Biden administration’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reaffirmed Jerusalem’s resolve to defeat Hamas, even if it has to fight without U.S. backing.
Sharing a clip of...
AZM announces how new US Slates can run for the 39th World Zionist Congress
Initial preparations are underway for the next US Election for the World Zionist Congress (WZC). The American Zionist Movement (AZM), which administers the vote, has announced that any group which may be interested in...
US could support limited Israeli op in Rafah—report
Washington has told Jerusalem it could support a limited IDF military operation against “high value” Hamas targets in Rafah in southern Gaza, according to a report published Wednesday in Politico.
The American news outlet wrote that...
US opposes calls at ICJ for immediate Israeli withdrawal
The United States on Wednesday called on the International Court of Justice not to issue an advisory opinion that Israel must immediately withdraw from Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
Instead, Richard Visek, acting legal adviser at the...
Israel’s American frenemy
Astonishingly, Israel has to fight right now to defend its existence not just against a line-up of mortal foes doing the bidding of Iran but also against the Jewish state’s most important ally, America.
U.S....
Israeli banks ‘overreacting’ by freezing accounts due to US sanctions, expert says
Israeli banks this week made the controversial decision to freeze the accounts of two Israelis sanctioned by the United States under an executive order signed by President Joe Biden. It is believed that the accounts of two other...
California Legislative Jewish Caucus outraged at antisemitism ‘explosion’ at state universities
All 18 members of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus have signed a letter urging the University of California and California State University systems to do more to protect Jewish students.
The group of state legislators expressed its...