As Taliban Conquer Afghanistan, Time to Sanction Pakistan
If robustly applied, the pain caused by sanctions could push the Pakistanis into curbing the worst tendencies of the Taliban.
The Palestinian Solidarity Statement I’d Like to See
The petition is available here at Change.org, where anyone can sign it, even anonymously.
Michael Mandelbaum on Biden’s Middle East Policy Challenges
Biden is being “dragged pretty far … to the left of where good American foreign policy should be.”
Joe Biden’s Catastrophic Judgment
As the president rejects all criticism of his personal failure in Afghanistan, there is effectively zero chance he will reconsider his policy of 42 years on Iran.
CAIR Lectures Media About Accurately Quoting Jihadists
CAIR officials have been unwilling to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization and sometimes react testily when asked.
Confusion, Blame-Shifting, and Inaccuracy: Academia Reacts to the Fall of Afghanistan
The default academic position for over two decades has been to blame America for everything.
Iran Goes on the Offensive as the U.S. Retreats From Afghanistan and Elsewhere
Part of the escalation was last month’s fatal drone attack on the merchant vessel Mercer Street in the Gulf of Oman.
Afghanistan’s Fall “is a Message for U.S. Allies”
The sight of terrified Afghans trying to cling to an American aircraft taking off from Kabul Airport on Monday underlines the level of fear that Afghans have over the “return of the Taliban monster,” said Rabi.
Can the West be Honest About the Islamist Threat?
For 20 years, Americans have failed to adequately confront radical Islam as an ideology and faith. The fall of Afghanistan is a reminder that defending liberal values requires truth-telling.
Afghanistan: Chronicle of a Failure Foretold
One can only hope that the 2021 Taliban has learned the lessons of both the 2001 Taliban and Islamic State.