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
· 13 min read
Foreign Affairs
A collection of 116 posts
Shadows No More
A new book examines Israel’s mounting campaign to check Iran.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
The Gazan Gordian Knot
Following a litany of failures, Israel must now contemplate a menu of bad options.
Shmuel Bar
· 14 min read
Israel’s New Reality
In these dire circumstances, deterrence will only be restored with overwhelming force.
Brian Stewart
· 6 min read
The Ideology of Mass Murder
Hamas and the origins of the October 7th attacks.
Jeffrey Herf
· 9 min read
China’s Manufactured Fukushima Panic
The CCP has not missed an opportunity to inflame fears about its Japanese neighbor.
Aaron Sarin
· 10 min read
When Havel Met Biden
Far from being a project of US imperialism, NATO expansion has been a process driven by small and vulnerable countries.
Oscar Clarke
· 7 min read
The Retreat from Moscow
Prigozhin’s coup attempt raises a number of questions to which there are no reassuring answers.
John Lloyd
· 8 min read
World War Z
A new book by historian Ian Garner investigates how the war in Ukraine is transforming Russia into a fascist society.
John Lloyd
· 10 min read
Beijing’s Campus Offensive
Chinese-supported student groups in the West are being used to control discussion about China, censor critics, and lead protests against invited speakers
Joshua Kurlantzick
· 5 min read
Why AUKUS Matters
The deal is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
The Nature of the Beast
Too many Western politicians continue to delude themselves about the character of Beijing’s regime.
Aaron Sarin
· 11 min read
The Ukrainian Year
Ukraine has been instrumental in restoring a focus on what matters to the people and elected leaders of the West.
Jesse Inman
· 5 min read
Ukraine’s Verdun
It is not just Western officials who worry that Zelensky’s determination to defend Bakhmut at all costs will cripple his army’s effectiveness.
Robert Zaretsky
· 5 min read
Mearsheimer: Rigor or Reaction?
What John J. Mearsheimer gets wrong about Ukraine, international affairs, and much else besides.
Matt Johnson
· 21 min read