Biden Must Deter, Not Appease, Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang
Concessions don’t actually conciliate despots.
Can Biden’s Zeal to Deal Work Better than ‘Maximum Pressure’?

The unsurprising announcement that the United States is ready to sit down with Iran is worrisome because of the new administration team’s modest goals and dismal negotiating record.
Christian Leaders Remain Silent as the Church Recycles its Oldest Hatred

South African Rev. Frank Chikane, the moderator of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, openly suggested that Israeli Jews were demonic.
Hizballah’s Advanced Missile Targets Israeli Drone as Israel Rethinks Purpose of Future War

The Iranian-backed Hizballah attempts to hide its activities from Israeli eyes in the sky, while continuing to install missiles and rockets in built-up areas in Lebanon, pointing them at Israeli cities.
Biden’s Drive to War in the Middle East

President Joe Biden’s Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran.
Obama’s Third Term

Israel scarcely needs the absence of a phone call to tell it that it has a grave problem with the new occupant of the White House.
Palestinians are Back on the State Department Docket

Normalization is no substitute for peace, yet peace can’t happen without it.
Will Biden Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?

Will the new U.S. foreign policy and national security team learn from critical past errors on Iran and the Middle East, or repeat them? At stake is regional and global stability.
Will America Stay the Strong Horse When it Comes to Iran?

Mixed messages have been released from appointees of the new U.S. government as far as Mideast policies. Could the new Biden administration be floundering in incoherence and arguments between opposing factions?
Israel Goes Back to the Future

Israel was able to withstand unrelenting pressure and hostility from Washington during the Obama years. Will it be able to do the same after Joe Biden takes office?