Does Iran Even Need Spies in Academia?

Perhaps Iran got lucky and a man with a good cover offered his services, or perhaps he is one covert operative in a much larger operation to infiltrate American academia.

The Middle East Quandary

While Iran and Turkey pursue two conflicting long-term imperialist visions, they are collaborating on the joint short-term goal of toppling every pro-U.S. Arab regime.

Global Freedom on the Decline

Only one in five residents lives in a country designated as “Free” (as opposed to “Partly Free” or “Not Free”). That is, in societies run by democratically elected, accountable governments where basic civil and political rights are guaranteed.

Does a Third Lebanon-Israel War Lie Ahead?

Israel already lives under constant threat from Hezbollah’s missile arsenal, much of which has been smuggled into Lebanon and retrofitted with advanced GPS guidance systems.

King Abdullah the Irrelevant

Last week’s fleeting yet existential diplomatic crisis with Jordan reflects the changing nature of relations between Jerusalem and Amman in the era of the Abraham Accords.

A Profession Where Results Don’t Matter

The foreign-policy establishment and its allies are circling the wagons around a Biden nominee. Amid arguments about tweets, his and other Obama alumni failures are ignored.