A Crisis of Aid and Information
Distinguishing fact from fiction is crucial to understanding the situation in Gaza and holding the correct parties accountable.
Andrew Fox
· 15 min read
Politics
A collection of 620 posts
Why Recognise Palestine Now?
The timing of the UK’s announcement suggests there is more to the prime minister’s decision than fear of political retribution at the ballot box.
Daniel Allington
· 12 min read
American Power in an Embattled World Order
If the stewards of American power wish to act effectively and preserve the liberal order in this dangerous new era, they will have to act with the self-confidence of the just man armed.
Brian Stewart
· 27 min read
Opportunities for Liberation
Israel’s multi-front war has transformed the Middle East.
Robert Lerman
· 7 min read
Getting China Wrong
American conservatives show no interest in understanding their country’s greatest geopolitical foe. The consequences of this incuriosity could be disastrous.
D. Marshall
· 17 min read
Russia’s Strategic Blindness
Putin’s fixation on Ukraine is eroding his empire.
Tomislav Kardum
· 5 min read
“Social Trust Has Really Eroded”
An interview with Francis Fukuyama.
Matt Johnson, Francis Fukuyama
· 29 min read
Sol Stern 1935–2025
A tribute to a brilliant writer and a journalist of great integrity and candour.
Ronald Radosh
· 14 min read
A Tariff Time-Bomb
A critical part of the One Big Beautiful Bill’s budget equation may evaporate with a judicial pen stroke in the very near future.
Phillip W. Magness
· 9 min read
Buckley’s Blind Spots
Sam Tanenhaus’s new biography of William F. Buckley provides a rich and nuanced portrait of one of the most consequential public intellectuals in modern American conservative politics.
Ronald Radosh
· 25 min read
The Twelve Day War: Truths and Consequences
Operations Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer have been successful military operations, but a great deal of uncertainty remains.
Adam Garfinkle
· 22 min read
After Liberal Internationalism
The post-11 September wars set in motion political forces that constrained and undermined American power at the moment it was needed most.
Matt Johnson
· 21 min read
Natalism and the Welfare Mother
In the United States, demographic decline will test conservative support for welfare reform.
Stephen Eide
· 6 min read
A New Middle East?
Israel’s humiliation of Iran may have changed the region.
Brian Stewart
· 6 min read
Beheading the Snake
The Israeli attack on Iran is in line with its longstanding policy of never allowing its neighbouring enemies to acquire nuclear weapons. But it is also the latest episode in the wider war against Israel launched in late 2023 by Iran’s proxies.
Benny Morris
· 11 min read