Vapid Antiwar-ism Since 7 October, Nicholas Kristof has produced a torrent of outraged testimony that betrays a refusal to grapple with the world as it is. Brian Stewart 13 Jun 2024 · 9 min read
Britain’s Golden Slumber The British establishment’s China policy resembles a man periodically waking only to fall asleep again. Aaron Sarin 30 May 2024 · 11 min read
The Politicisation of International Justice A dissection of the ICC’s warrant application reveals that obvious liberties have been taken with the truth. Norman J.W. Goda 29 May 2024 · 11 min read
The Limits of ‘The Israel Lobby’ Mearsheimer and Walt still don’t understand American support for Israel. Matt Johnson 29 May 2024 · 25 min read
The Great Divide As CCP corruption and waste has run rampant, the gulf between rich and poor has widened. Aaron Sarin 27 Apr 2024 · 9 min read
Cuba’s Imprisoned Truth An interview with the father of Cuban political prisoner Walnier Luis Aguilar Rivera. Justo Antonio Triana 11 Apr 2024 · 11 min read
Return of the Fortune Tellers Wary of the Abrahamic faiths and increasingly contemptuous of Karl Marx’s alternative, young Chinese are drawn instead to tarot, divination, healers, and mediums. Aaron Sarin 26 Mar 2024 · 8 min read
Alexei Navalny 1976–2024 The life and death of a complex and courageous dissident. John Lloyd 23 Feb 2024 · 14 min read
Spies, Honeytraps, and Dissident Hunters The Chinese Communist Party lives, breathes, and hallucinates espionage. Aaron Sarin 21 Feb 2024 · 11 min read
Close Down UNRWA Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization. Richard Goldberg 7 Feb 2024 · 12 min read
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
