A collection of 85 posts
The post-Cold War democratic wave has receded and the free world now appears to be learning from authoritarian regimes instead of the other way around.
Pakistan is failing to control the terrorist groups that are headquartered within its borders and pose a serious threat to both India and the West.
Alexander Vindman’s bracing new book argues that Ukraine has been made to suffer the consequences of Western naivety and restraint.
The Trump administration has liquidated the postwar international order.
Advancing technology is changing the way we fight wars and our understanding of heroism.
It is easy to create a negative image of intelligence research because most people know very little about the topic. But distorting intelligence research does a disservice to the field’s hard-working scientists and the general public.
Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it.
A conversation about Iran, Israel, and Islamic terrorism with Iraqi researcher Suha Hassen.
The British establishment’s China policy resembles a man periodically waking only to fall asleep again.
Far from enhancing American national security, or the security of the world, nuclear weapons will lead us to the edge of destruction.
Frantz Fanon’s defenders try to distance him from the of ethos of violence he advocated, even as they embrace his anti-colonialist rhetoric to promote anti-Zionism.
Pamela Paresky interviews Israeli volunteer Tasha Cohen on founding Chayal’s Angels, a grassroots initiative supporting reservists with trauma-informed care during the 2023–24 war.
Pamela Paresky speaks with the activist about the aftermath of 7 October, the role of social media in shaping narratives, and the moral complexities of war.
There is a better way to protect Ukrainian sovereignty and security—and long-term Western interests—than NATO membership.
Many Iranians perceive Israel as a potential ally in their struggle against Islamic oppression.