A ‘Wedge’ Between Azerbaijan and Israel is an Armenian Pipe Dream
Most frequently with the utmost in bellicose tenor, decrying the recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by President Donald Trump has become a favored pastime for anyone or body with resentment or alternately, hatred, against the U.S., President Trump, personally or Israel.
The Kurdish Fight is Humanity’s Fight
In 1939, when the Nazis rolled into Poland, my aunt, whose name I carry, was forced to strip naked and dig a hole, into which she and the other members of her village were summarily mowed down.
US, Argentina Agree to Tackle Hezbollah’s Drug Trafficking and Terror Operations
‘We spoke about all of the reasons why we must jointly go after these trans-criminal organizations,’ said US Secretary of State Tillerson.
No Breaks for Israel
Israel is far from “regionally isolated.” In fact, Iran’s greatest concern at the moment is the burgeoning rapprochement between Israel and the Sunni Gulf States — especially Saudi Arabia.
Bennett’s Doctrine: Fight Iran, Not Only Its Proxies
Using a simple parable, Education Minister Naftali Bennett illustrated precisely why solutions for Iranian sponsored terror have been unsuccessful and what must be done to solve the problem.
The US is Quietly Sidelining a Turkey in Decline
Turkey’s invasion of Afrin, like so many of its other actions in recent months and years, make it clear that it can no longer be considered a U.S. ally.
Why is there Opposition to a Qatar Investigation?
I appreciate how complicated and nuanced Qatar’s relationship with radicalism is, as is Saudi Arabia’s.
Planning to Win
Some things are just too unpleasant to contemplate, too far in the future, or too complicated to demand attention. Or too scary. Or conflict with other things we know – or think we know.
Iraqi Kurdistan Four Months After the Referendum
Four months on from the referendum which they had hoped would be a foundation stone for the building of statehood, Iraq’s Kurds are demoralized and facing an increasingly uncertain future.
Netanyahu Thanks Pence in Israel for saying, ‘Israel’s capital, Jerusalem’
“This is the first time that I’m standing when both leaders can say ‘Israel’s capital, Jerusalem,” Netanyahu said while greeting Pence.