State of Failure
Trump ignored Clausewitz, and disaster ensued.
Brian Stewart
· 10 min read
Politics
A collection of 718 posts
China’s Last Moonshot
China’s ghost cities are like a mocking glimpse of the Chinese century we were told to expect, and for which we are still waiting.
Aaron Sarin
· 5 min read
Perceptions of Weakness
In his panic-stricken effort to disentangle America from the Middle Eastern mess, Trump now appears to be falling into line with Tehran’s wishes.
Benny Morris
· 13 min read
The Party of the Worker Is Now the Party of the Bureaucrat
The old fight was labour versus capital. The real fight now is between those who create value and those who administer it, and Australia's new budget has picked the wrong side.
Claire Lehmann
· 13 min read
Four Inconvenient Truths About the Conflict in Lebanon
Western political will and good intentions are no match for a complex reality rife with conflicting interests and ideologies.
Eric Bordenkircher
· 9 min read
The Enemy Within
Iran is not Saudi Arabia’s biggest problem.
Chama Mechtaly
· 13 min read
The Destructivists
When the appetite for moral reform becomes an appetite for destruction.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
An Electoral Reckoning at Last?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s unprecedented tenure as Israeli prime minister may be about to end.
Benny Morris
· 9 min read
Liberals Without Teeth
British liberals exclude reactionary cranks like Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur because they don’t have the stomach for a fight.
Brian Stewart
· 6 min read
The Murder of Henry Nowak and the Politics of Certainty
This case shows how quickly tragedy becomes raw material for those who seek to exploit it.
Andrew Fox
· 9 min read
Antifragility in Ukraine
Four years into the full-scale invasion, Ukraine bears little resemblance to the country Russia expected to defeat in a matter of days.
Sergey Maidukov
· 7 min read
Anti-Zionism as Redemptive Racism
Contemporary anti-Zionism encodes a totalising worldview that blends the tributaries of Nazi, communist, and Islamist anti-Zionism into a single stream.
Shalom Lappin
· 15 min read
What Is the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor?
Creating NGOs that misuse the language of human rights is an effective strategy for advancing terrorist goals.
Gerald M. Steinberg
· 12 min read
Taiwan in the Balance
Donald Trump seems to have given up on Taiwan’s long-term future.
Aaron Sarin
· 8 min read
Nicholas Kristof and the Pornography of Accusation
Investigating abuse is a duty. Laundering propaganda is not.
Yuki Zeman
· 14 min read