IDF Tactical Command College, ‘Israel’s West Point,’ Increasingly Shapes Ground Forces
Officers are put in simulated crises “where there are no good or bad decisions, only the least worst decisions to choose from under pressure and under uncomfortable conditions. This is based on the understanding that when they find themselves in the field, they will say, ‘Wait a second! I remember what this feels like,’ ” Col. Shahar Back tells JNS.
The Prospective Return of Global Appeasement
In a knockdown fight between good and evil, liberal universalists split the difference and call that justice.
The Arab World is Embracing the New Middle East
Arab states’ readiness to publicly side with Israel against Tehran reflects a solid alliance rooted in realistic interests.
Justice (and Anti-Semitism) You Shall Pursue
The Democrats have agreed to redefine Judaism as progressivism and anti-Semitism as everything that isn’t progressive
Biden Team’s Blind Spot on Terror
President-elect Joe Biden’s first major foreign policy appointments are being hailed as centrists and experts.
Devastating Damage from the Pandemic Is a Long Line of Bad News
This completely demolishes any October deficit in history (the last record having been set at the bottom of the Great Recession at a hundred billion less than this October).
Can Biden Renew Foreign Aid to Palestinians while Still Adhering to Taylor Force Act?
“Sympathizers in the Democratic Party are trying to convince the Palestinians to make changes in the law so salaries will be based on economic conditions and not just on terrorism,” said Yossi Kuperwasser, a senior intelligence and security expert at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
China Wants to Blind the World
For officials there, it should be remembered that the word “sovereignty” is interpreted as a license for governments to do whatever they wish within the territories under their jurisdiction.
The GOP: Still Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight
Republicans need to urgently hone their skills in waging political warfare, especially with the upcoming runoffs in Georgia that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Conspiracy Theories and Political Insanity
At a time when both warring political tribes feel entitled to say anything about their opponents, can we at least keep false Holocaust analogies out of public discourse?