Kamala’s Hillary Moment
Kamala addressed students at George Mason to mark National Voter Registration Day.
The State Department’s Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East
The State Department motto, “Diplomacy In Action,” has always seemed vainglorious, and after seven months of Joe Biden at the helm, a rebranding seems in order.
A US Visa Waiver for Israelis? Doubtful
It’s unlikely that the promise given to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will carry any more weight than those handed out by the United States over the past 20 years.
Israel and Region Continue to Feel Reverberations of 9/11 Two Decades Later
What began as Israeli intelligence assistance against Al-Qaeda grew into larger cooperation against ISIS • Devastating attacks transformed America’s view of international terrorism • Whether Afghanistan again turns into Sunni terror hub an open question.
Two Decades on, the West’s Cultural Fault Line Exposed by 9/11 Remains
For the West, there are no “forever wars.” Its wars are either won or lost; there are victors and vanquished. For Islamic extremists, war is indeed forever; defeat is only temporary.
Get Out your Crystal Ball! Take the 5782 Jewish Pundit Quiz
Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year …
The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Empowers International Terrorism
Across the Middle East, experience has proven that withdrawals only strengthen the motivation of jihadist groups.
Seth J. Frantzman on Drone Warfare in the Middle East
Crude remote piloted aircraft “have been around for a very long time,” initially used for “mundane tasks,” such as target practice.
Michael Mandelbaum on Biden’s Middle East Policy Challenges
Biden is being “dragged pretty far … to the left of where good American foreign policy should be.”
Confusion, Blame-Shifting, and Inaccuracy: Academia Reacts to the Fall of Afghanistan
The default academic position for over two decades has been to blame America for everything.
