Jordan at the Precipice
Jordan may no longer be hyper-vulnerable and under siege, as it was in decades past; but it does face possibly unprecedented problems.
After ISIS
The post-IS landscape in Iraq and Syria is emerging. The contest for primacy within it is set to begin.
Fixing the World: Averting Another Decline and Fall
In his Introduction to The Decline of the West (1918), Oswald Spengler acknowledges the “philosophy of Goethe” for inspiration.
Media Misfeasance Exposed in “Eyeless in Gaza” Documentary
Hamas operatives burst into the Associated Press (AP) Gaza bureau during the 2014 war with Israel, angered by a picture shot by an AP photographer.
What Trump Doesn’t Get About Victory and Defeat
Amidst such utterly dreadful remainders of war, any once-heralded notions of victory and defeat would ring hollow indeed.
Palestinians: Why a “Regional Peace Process” Will Fail
That is why Abbas sticks to the idea of an international conference like a dog that holds for dear life onto his bone.
Dispatch from Mosul
This is a dominion which appears to be in no danger of being eclipsed any time soon, regardless of which of its protagonists gains the advantage in the next phase.
U.S. Ground Troops for Syria: A Really Bad Idea
The president is being asked by the Pentagon to provide U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria.
A Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Germany: January 2017
“If we are serious about the fight against Islamism and terrorism, then it must also be a cultural struggle.”
Report: Israel Struck Hezbollah in Syria Overnight; IDF Neither Confirms Nor Denies
IDF jets reportedly struck a weapons shipment in Syria intended for terror group Hezbollah overnight on Tuesday, according to Lebanese media.