Israel’s Preemption Lesson

10 years later, Operation Orchard shows the value of preemptive strikes.
Victoria, Elizabeth, and Donald Trump

Many would prefer Victoria or Elizabeth at the head of the world’s most powerful government, but that ain’t gonna happen.
A System for Understanding the North Korean Nuclear Threat

In Washington, the North Korean nuclear threat should not be approached off-handedly, peppered with throwaway lines and blatantly empty witticisms.
The Problem of Illegal Immigrants in Israel and America

Gee, interesting how illegal immigrants, drugs, crime, taking over neighborhoods, brutality to the citizenry, are afflicting both Israel and America, right now.
North Korea’s Ultimatum to America

Washington and Pyongyang exchange threats as the latter continue to evoke the wrath of world powers with its latest nuclear test.
Wiggling

Wiggling may not be a central concept in the professional literature of scholars who seek to explain international relations.
Second Rogue Nuclear Power in the Offing

There is a tendency in international diplomacy to allow “bad actors” to flourish without impediment.
Crossing the Rubicon

On Wednesday, at a U.S. State Department press briefing, the Rubicon was finally crossed.
Expect Millions of Iraqi Refugees Shortly

The Shiites have a master plan. The Sunnis are in disarray.
The Strategic Case For Kurdistan

If the leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan aren’t intimidated into standing down, on September 25, the people of Iraqi Kurdistan will go to the polls to vote on a referendum for independence.