Wiggling

Ira Sharkansky

Wiggling may not be a central concept in the professional literature of scholars who seek to explain international relations.

The Strategic Case For Kurdistan

Caroline Glick

If the leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan aren’t intimidated into standing down, on September 25, the people of Iraqi Kurdistan will go to the polls to vote on a referendum for independence.

Between Trump and Kim: Navigating Unpredictable Escalations

Louis Rene Beres

As US President Trump prepares for crisis bargaining with North Korea’s Kim Jung-un, he will need to understand the vital difference between genuinely cost-effective intellectual foundations of an inevitable escalation, and plainly shallow “fire and fury” bellicosity.

Obama Chose Dishonor, and Israel Will Have War

Ben-Dror_Yemini

The nuclear agreement—misleadingly presented to the world as the lesser of evils—allowed Iran to grow rich and expand its influence in the region. Now, Tehran is taking over Syria, and the distant enemy is coming closer to Israel.

Who’s Up and Who’s Down in the Middle East

Ephraim Inbar

Adopting such a perspective on outsiders, and in view of the deep crisis in the Arab world, it stands to reason that the relations between Iran and Turkey will be a key factor in designing the future trends in the region.