Book & Movie Reviews October 2025

Movie Review: “Making the Rubble Bounce”

A House of Dynamite directed by Kathryn Bigelow, available on Netflix Nuclear weapons were at the heart of the Cold War....
Editorials October 2025

J.D. Vance: The Geometry of Power

In the Oval Office, power breathes in gestures as much as decrees. President Donald Trump, re-cast by history as a...
Essays October 2025

Lessons Learned From Fighting Narcoterrorism in South America

The fight against narcoterrorism has returned to the vocabulary of American policymakers. The Trump administration has...
Arab states of the Persian Gulf October 2025

No Real Alternative: Why the Gulf Will Rely on the US

Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on September 9 jarred the region and spurred a new outburst of...
Essays October 2025

Postwar Gaza as Leadership Opportunity for Egypt

President Donald Trump’s visit to Sharm el-Sheikh demonstrated the joint convening power of the US and Egypt, gathering at...
Editorials October 2025

Jared Kushner: The Quiet Architect of Courage

There are moments in history when quiet determination achieves more than thunderous rhetoric. Jared Kushner belongs to that...
Book & Movie Reviews October 2025

The Vietnam War in Retrospect

LBJ and McNamara: The Vietnam Partnership Destined to Failby Peter L.W. Osnos, Rivertowns Books, 2024 McNamara at War: A...
Essays October 2025

Palestinian Sovereignty and International Law

In September 2025, France and Great Britain together with several other states recognized a State of Palestine, bringing...
Afghanistan October 2025

America’s Options in Afghanistan

Four years have passed since the United States withdrew in chaos from Afghanistan, abandoning important projects, leaving...
Essays October 2025

The Return of Barbarism

Walter Benjamin once observed, “There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of...
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