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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...
