A Sanctuary No More The strange afterlife of the Hong Kong democracy movement. Aaron Sarin 29 Jan 2024 · 11 min read
South African Lawfare at The Hague Motions before any court—criminal or civil, national or international—contain references to hard evidence and a careful reading of legal precedent. The South African ICJ application has neither. Norman J.W. Goda 17 Jan 2024 · 13 min read
The Vilnius Fiasco There is a better way to protect Ukrainian sovereignty and security—and long-term Western interests—than NATO membership. Adam Garfinkle 4 Jan 2024 · 24 min read
Israel’s Grim Future: Attrition on All Fronts The Jewish state is facing security threats from groups based in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Yemen—all of them supported by Iran. Benny Morris 16 Dec 2023 · 11 min read
Kissinger’s Folly In its cold materialist outlook, Realism fails to recognize that every nation has a unique set of interests shaped by its own history, geography, and beliefs. Brian Stewart 13 Dec 2023 · 16 min read
Is Venezuela About to Invade Guyana? Analysts are skeptical and Guyana is nervous. But history teaches us to pay attention when an unpopular despot starts to speak the language of irredentism. Juan P. Villasmil 7 Dec 2023 · 8 min read
The New Normal? Election results in the Netherlands and Argentina provide evidence of the vigour and variety of the New Right and its global reach. John Lloyd 27 Nov 2023 · 6 min read
The Return of the Progressive Atrocity It is the responsibility of Western activists to know who and what they support, and to separate themselves—openly and decisively—from programs and regimes that are predicated on violence and repression. Susie Linfield 18 Nov 2023 · 21 min read
Unrealistic Realism on Ukraine Moral relativism, and its equally dubious corollary of moral equivalence, too often mars contemporary Realists’ conceptions of political realities. Borys M. Kowalsky 14 Nov 2023 · 13 min read
Failing the Hamas Litmus Test The inflammatory Al-Ahli hospital hoax shows that much of the Western media remains compulsively addicted to dangerous and self-defeating war journalism. Richard Landes 25 Oct 2023 · 13 min read
Shadows No More A new book examines Israel’s mounting campaign to check Iran. Brian Stewart 25 Oct 2023 · 7 min read
The Gazan Gordian Knot Following a litany of failures, Israel must now contemplate a menu of bad options. Shmuel Bar 13 Oct 2023 · 14 min read
Israel’s New Reality In these dire circumstances, deterrence will only be restored with overwhelming force. Brian Stewart 12 Oct 2023 · 6 min read
The Ideology of Mass Murder Hamas and the origins of the October 7th attacks. Jeffrey Herf 10 Oct 2023 · 9 min read
China’s Manufactured Fukushima Panic The CCP has not missed an opportunity to inflame fears about its Japanese neighbor. Aaron Sarin 19 Sep 2023 · 10 min read
