Scenarios for a US-Iran Detente

There are two possible scenarios for what is going to transpire between the US and the Ayatollahs, one positive and the other disastrous.
NY Times Pits Crazy Trump Against Level-Headed Advisers

“Many European members of NATO thought Mr. Mattis was being too ambitious in pushing it,” The Times wrote. “But in the rush to get the agreement done before the meeting, the Four 30s initiative was approved.”
Chomsky Calls Russian Interference a Joke – Blames Guess Who?

Noam Chomsky has gone off the deep end once again. This time he claims that in “most of the world” the issue of Russian interference in U.S. elections is “almost a joke.”
Winding Down the Syrian Civil War

A change in the Iranian regime could be the best chance Syria has to end its horrific war.
Time for Some Reality Therapy on the Golan Heights

American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights will finally put an end to these dangerous delusions.
A Month of Multiculturalism in France: June 2018

Cultural anti-Judaism from the Maghreb has been imported in the luggage of some immigrants.
Who is Betraying America?

So far, unlike Obama’s foreign policy by this point in his presidency, none of Trump’s exchanges have brought disaster on America or its allies.
After Helsinki: US Abandons Legal Obligations in Syria

Following other once-unthinkable Helsinki summit concessions by Donald Trump, they already represent unforgivable crimes for which the United States must conspicuously accept a derivative but still-major responsibility.
A Glimpse of Europe’s True Face

Due to an unusual conflation of events, over the past two weeks we’ve caught a rare glimpse of the face of European foreign policy. We shouldn’t let it pass unremarked.
Covering the South Syria Regime Offensive: IDPs, Iran and Israel

In mid-June the Syrian regime and its Russian allies as well as Iranian-backed militias launched a major offensive to defeat the Syrian rebels in southern Syria.