US policy
While Trump’s Second Term Views Foreign Policy as a Means to Advance American National Interests, the Kurds and Their Goal for Independence Have Become a Key Stabilizer in Regional Security.
The Danger Is Not Just What This Administration’s Stance Might Mean for Ukraine, but the Rubicon Crossed in U.S. Foreign Policy
If Washington Is Serious About Forging a Solution to Gaza, Then It Must Address Contradictions in Its Relationship With Doha.
Kurds Deserve Democracy, and That Is an Illusion If Two Political Parties Sustain Control over Militias
It Has Been Clear from the Start That the Implementation of the First Phase of the Deal Does Not Indicate an Ending of the War, or a Failure of Israel’s War Aims
The U.S. Agency for Global Media, Which Oversees VOA, Should Revise Its Organization and Emphases—or Congress Must Do So
Americans Have the Right to Know Whether Obama and Biden Colluded with Tehran to Undermine U.S. National Security
The PM Argues Only He Can Destroy Hamas, Stop Iran, Make Peace with the Saudis, and Ensure Israel’s Survival
Neither Jordan nor Egypt Can Sustainably Accept an Inrush of Palestinian Refugees
Trump May Believe Transferring Palestinians from Gaza Will Bring Peace, but the History of Population Transfer Suggests Such Expectations Are Unrealistic
The U.S. Must Arm the Yemenis with the Tools Necessary to Win Against the Iran-Backed Terror Group
The ISI Has with Duplicity and Direction Killed Nearly as Many Americans as Has the Qods Force
New Ideas Are Needed, and This Might Spark More Viable Solutions
Biden’s Administration Was Relatively Short, but It Coincided with Iranian Enrichment to near Bomb-Grade Levels and the Normalization of Hamas
The Trump Administration Has Not Ended Foreign Aid, but Questions Whether It Serves the American Taxpayer
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Trump Is Correct to Calibrate Policy to Reality Rather than Wishful Thinking. Yemen Would Be a Good Place to Start
The Biden-Era Divide Between the Legislative and Executive Branches over Israel Juxtaposes Sharply with His Predecessors
The Data in ‘Terror Finance’ Paint a Clear Picture: USAID Is Complicit in Financing Jihad
The Conflict in Libya Is an Example of Internal Factions Being Manipulated and Supported by External Resources and External Leaders as Well
The London-Based ‘Times’ Newspaper Reported Last Week That a Lebanese Armed Forces Chief Sent a Classified Document to Hezbollah