Washington’s smartest move is to keep Israel out of the war
As tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate, Washington faces a strategic choice that could determine whether the current confrontation remains a limited military operation or evolves into a broader...
Lebanon, Arab states must strengthen response to external risks
Most Lebanese hope to escape their difficult circumstances, and can hardly be blamed for that. They have every right to build on any glimmer of hope and to wager on any opportunity,...
Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program and the hard questions
There is much that can be said about the Saudi nuclear agreement with the US, whether in terms of its strategic value, political implications, potential risks, cost, economic and scientific importance or...
Burnham must correct UK’s lopsided approach to defense
On Monday, there was a leadership change in the UK. Andy Burnham, who until recently served as mayor of Greater Manchester, has become the new prime minister. Although the downfall of his...
Why social media age bans are not the answer
When I joined Facebook in 2009, I believed in the mission that founder Mark Zuckerberg espoused: to connect and empower people around the world. We all know how that turned out. Meta,...
Iran moves the battle to Kuwait and Yemen
On the ground, the Iranian regime has begun executing its threats to expand the conflict by igniting two new border fronts. The first is in the southern Red Sea, threatening to close...
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz
The dramatic escalation in hostilities between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz will ultimately decide the fate of the crucial waterway for decades to come. Until the outbreak of...
The charade is over
For years, Tehran offered the Gulf quiet diplomacy and careful engagement, along with promises that its dispute was with Israel or Washington, not its Arab neighbors. Then the war came, and Iran...
Macron gives Syria’s reconstruction a vital boost
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus last week was the first by an EU head of state since the fall of the Assad government in 2024. Both sides agreed to reappoint...
Netanyahu hits new lows in his battle for survival; there will be a great...
PM repairs his partnership with the blackmailing ultra-Orthodox political leadership at the terrible price of destroying equality under the law and, despite the echoes of 2023, weakening Israel’s capacity to...