A Show of Weakness
China’s military parade was a distraction from the country’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
A collection of 138 posts
China’s military parade was a distraction from the country’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
The Gaza aid-site controversy and a crisis of journalism.
What realists like Emma Ashford deride as America’s “reactionary defence of the status quo” is in fact a prudent effort to preserve a world order of unparalleled value.
Aaron Sarin’s misreadings of my essay support my thesis and show why we need to think more carefully about China.
A reply to D. Marshall.
Distinguishing fact from fiction is crucial to understanding the situation in Gaza and holding the correct parties accountable.
The timing of the UK’s announcement suggests there is more to the prime minister’s decision than fear of political retribution at the ballot box.
If the stewards of American power wish to act effectively and preserve the liberal order in this dangerous new era, they will have to act with the self-confidence of the just man armed.
Israel’s multi-front war has transformed the Middle East.
Putin’s fixation on Ukraine is eroding his empire.
An interview with Francis Fukuyama.
Operations Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer have been successful military operations, but a great deal of uncertainty remains.
The post-11 September wars set in motion political forces that constrained and undermined American power at the moment it was needed most.
Israel’s humiliation of Iran may have changed the region.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews Jonathan Spyer, director of research at the Middle East Forum, about how Israel laid the groundwork for its war with Iran by confronting threats in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.