The Agenda for the Trump-Abbas Meeting
The timing of the meeting presumes a linkage between the establishment of Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Erdoğan Enigma
Sadly, Western responses to Erdoğan have been confused and weak-kneed.
What North Korea Should Teach Us About Iran
This is not an outcome the US can live with as evidenced by the crisis we are now confronting with North Korea.
Turkey and Trump’s Unpredictability
According to Michael Anton, one of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy aides, the chief characteristic of Trump’s foreign policy is unpredictability.
What’s Trump Cooking Up With the Palestinians?
The Trump administration needs to tread carefully before embarking on what appears, based on all indications, to be an ill-starred venture.
Why Is the US Still Funding Palestinian Terrorism?
British exchange student Hannah Bladon was stabbed to death on a Jerusalem light rail train last Friday.
Breaking the Palestinians’ Will to Fight
International, and especially American, support will much enhance the Israeli strategy for victory and the transition to a better future for Palestinians.
Barghouti is Intentionally Lying, and so is New York Times
By publishing the convicted Palestinian terrorist’s op-ed, the leading American newspaper is not advancing peace but rather supporting terror and lies. No other imprisoned terrorists around the world receive the envious conditions afforded to those in Israeli jails.
Between the US & North Korea: The Multiple Perils of “Escalation Dominance”
US President Trump’s more expressly confrontational policy toward North Korea will require prudent calculations during any process of escalation. The core task will demand “escalation dominance” without triggering a nuclear exchange.
Punishment as a Foreign Policy
The goal of American foreign policy should be to make our friends more secure and our adversaries less secure.