Dividing up the Syrian Corpse

Shoshana Bryen

The hell Bashar Assad brought on his people is petering out. The fighting over the corpse continues and the repercussions will be felt for decades.

Netanyahu Talks a Lot but Does Very Little

Ben-Dror_Yemini

Prime minister’s surprise interview with Channel 12 news – to try and stop the avalanche of accusations regarding the submarine affair – raises more questions than it provides answers

American National Security and the Imperative Primacy of “Mind”

Louis Rene Beres

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.