Susan Glasser seems surprised that Americans are paying more attention to a devastating war that their government is backing unconditionally than they are to a visiting foreign leader: It says much about this moment in U.S. politics that, on Thursday, when...
The People of Gaza Need a Ceasefire Now
The Biden administration is now admitting that the death toll in Gaza is likely much higher than the count from the local Ministry of Health: A senior Biden administration official said the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is likely far higher than the...
Regime Change Is Not the Answer
Surprising no one, Danielle Pletka wants the US to seek regime change in Iran: Rather, it is the Reagan doctrine and the collapse of the Soviet Union that should guide a policy for change in Tehran. Like the Soviet Union and its satellites, Iran’s regime is deeply...
How To Avert a Debacle in East Asia
Ross Douthat wants you to be very afraid of China: The establishment of Chinese military pre-eminence in East Asia would be a unique geopolitical shock, with dire effects on the viability of America’s alliance systems, on the likelihood of regional wars and arms races...
The Cost of Blindly Supporting Clients
Matt Duss discusses the collapse of Biden’s approach to the Middle East: The past week saw the destruction of yet another dream palace: the Biden administration’s effort to reinforce a U.S.-dominated Middle East security architecture through closer defense pacts with...
The Biden Administration Is Aiding and Abetting War Crimes
Matt Duss comments on the uncritical backing for Israel from most Western governments: Repressive regimes claim that references to international law and the “rules based order” are simply cudgels for the West to use against adversaries while giving friends a pass. The...
Israel’s Evacuation Order Is a Prelude to Disaster
The Israeli government is demanding that Palestinian civilians evacuate Gaza city. The U.N. and humanitarian agencies say that this is an impossible demand, and some say it is also unlawful: The Norwegian Refugee Council, an international aid agency operating in the...
Israel’s Evacuation Order Is a Prelude to Disaster
The displacement of more than a million people in the middle of what is already a dire humanitarian crisis would be a massive crime in itself. The Israeli government is demanding that Palestinian civilians evacuate Gaza city. The U.N. and humanitarian...
The U.S. Reneges On Another Deal
The decision makes no sense on the merits, and it seems to be driven entirely by the administration’s desire to mollify hawkish critics that will never be satisfied by anything Biden does. The Washington Post reports that the Biden administration is apparently...
The US Can and Should Extricate Itself from the Middle East
Suzanne Maloney has conveniently discovered that a new war in the Middle East requires deeper U.S. involvement in the region: What has begun, almost inexorably, is the next war – one that will be bloody, costly, and agonizingly unpredictable in its course and outcome....
