Parshat BeShalach: Jewish Self Delusion

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

One of the most common psychological conditions human beings find themselves in is denial. All people repress unpleasant experiences and do not want to be confronted with reality when it is not to their liking. Sigmund Freud devoted his full attention to this phenomenon.

Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Conflict

Louis Rene Beres

Needless to say, special attention should then be directed toward comparatively assessing and subsequently obstructing all adversarial opportunities to “go nuclear.”

It’s Time to Outlaw Fatah

David Rubin

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a fiery speech on Sunday against US President Donald Trump, slamming Trump’s recent Twitter comment threatening to cut American aid to the Palestinians.

Planning to Win

Shoshana Bryen

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

Jonathan_Spyer

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.

How Do Trump and Netanyahu Get Away with Anything?

Ben-Dror_Yemini

Different politicians wouldn’t have been able to bear the shame following the long list of reports about sexual harassment, illicit gifts, and embarrassing behavior. But Trump and Netanyahu? Don’t make them laugh, they just blame the media.