Iran’s ‘Road to the Sea’ Exposed on Golan
The threat posed by Hezbollah and Ali Musa Daqduq, a senior operative in Hezbollah, was unmasked by Israel on Wednesday.
American National Security and the Imperative Primacy of “Mind”
While President Trump intends to bolster US power through enhanced weapons systems and a rededication to belligerent nationalist foreign policies, authentic national security will require new emphases on intellect, or “mind.” This means focusing on new ways of thinking about world politics, especially much-needed escape plans from lethal cycles of competitive geopolitics. Washington must slow its still-growing inclination toward renewed arms racing and to other kinds of military escalation and shift its policy emphases to the greater utilities of intellect.
Iranian President in Baghdad for His Own ‘Deal of the Century’
Iraqi President Barham Salih also said that Iraq was working to make sure that US sanctions on Iran, that might potentially reduce Iran-Iraq trade, would not damage Iran.
“Deal of the Century” or a Plan Doomed to Failure?
The Americans are working on a “peace plan” based on the way Americans, not Middle Eastern people, think. And Iranian Minister Zarif’s resignation may be a sign of coming Iranian collapse.
Understanding the U.S. Flip-Flop on Syria
US President Donald Trump announced that the US had defeated ISIS on December 19 and that the US would end its presence in Syria.
Standing with the Venezuelan Revolution
The Russian- and Cuban-supported Maduro regime is getting bolder in attempts to crush the people of Venezuela
Iran Fights to Get Around US Sanctions in Iraq, Turkey, Russia and Syria
A new customs gate in the Saray district of Turkey’s Van province is expected to boost trade with Iran, according to Turkish media.
A Threat Beyond Terrorism: The Strategic Hazard of a Palestinian State
In making its cumulative judgments about Palestinian statehood, Israel’s leaders must be sure to look beyond the “ordinary” terror threat to more far-reaching strategic hazards. These significantly greater perils would be many-sided and intersecting, and should compel Jerusalem to fashion an increasingly seamless web of deterrence from Israel’s combined conventional and nuclear assets.
Take Free Online Course in the Hebrew Bible
Out of Zion, the Torah really comes forth – again. Later this week, a popular online course in Bible returns to the world stage thanks to Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.
Iran and India Slam Pakistan for ‘Sheltering Terrorists’
Iran and India are both outraged over recent terror attacks that appear to involve networks linked to extremists in Pakistan.