Mr. Putin Goes to Tehran

Iran and Russia further bind their ties—one an authoritarian regime claiming Divine sanction, the other an authoritarian regime promoting nationalist chauvinism, both of them sworn enemies of Western democracy.

Riding the Bus While Jewish

There’s something about an up-close act of violence that illustrates an attacker’s viciousness … in this case, with a screwdriver.

The Strategic Fallout of Biden’s Failure

While his contradictory pandering was sufficient to render the president’s trip a bust, the unbridgeable gap between his words and his administration’s policies made it strategically catastrophic.