Academic Freedom and Israel-Bashing on Campus
What is it about the end of the school year that brings Israel-bashing on campus to the fore? Since the beginning of May alone: the New School’s student government voted to outlaw their Hillel chapter, Swarthmore College was vandalized with hundreds of anti-Israel slogans spray-painted across campus property (including Hamas-inspired inverted red triangles), the Chair […]
Trump in Beijing: Respect, Leverage, and the New Realism of U.S.–China Relations
How President Trump’s China visit may open a new era of managed rivalry, strategic respect, and American-led realism. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing should be understood not merely as a diplomatic episode, but as a strategic signal. It revealed something essential about the future of the international order: the relationship between the United States […]
Egypt’s Pivotal Role in Regional Affairs: What Lies Ahead?
President ‘Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi’s recent visit to the UAE – which served as an opportunity to reveal that the Egyptian Air force has been playing a role in the defense of the Emirates – was an important reminder of an often overlooked aspect of the regional balance of power. Albeit beset by several significant internal […]
Why Britain is on the Comeback Trail
The United Kingdom is not collapsing. It is finishing something it started a long time ago. For more than a century, Britain has been shrinking—not only in territory, but in meaning. What looks today like political confusion or economic stagnation is not a temporary phase. It is the final stage of a process that began […]
Amir Ohana and the Dignity of Public Service
The Abraham Leadership and Public Service Award honors institutional responsibility, personal courage, and the values of dialogue in a difficult moment for the Middle East. At a time when the Middle East is facing one of its most difficult and uncertain periods, public service carries a special responsibility. Leadership is not only measured by power […]
Does Decapitation Work for Regime Change?
The U.S. and Israeli decapitation of Iran’s senior political leadership in 2026 failed to produce regime change. The clerical regime and the Revolutionary Guard Corps remain in power. But does this failure mean the strategy of decapitation never has any utility? This essay examines the historical record to identify the conditions under which political decapitation […]
The Countdown Starts Now:<br>Will 2026 Mark Al-Qaeda’s Strategic Breakthrough in the Sahel?
On April 26, 2026, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), in coordination with the Azawad Liberation Front, launched a large-scale offensive against government institutions across several regions in Mali, culminating in the assassination of the country’s Minister of Defense. This attack was not an isolated incident. Rather, […]
Achieving a Complete Victory in Iran
The Iran war stands at a pivotal and perilous juncture. What originated as Israel’s preemptive strikes during the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 has evolved into a sustained joint U.S.-Israeli campaign that began anew on February 28, 2026. This conflict has decisively altered the balance of power across the Middle East. The Islamic Republic of […]
Did China Really Broker the Iran Ceasefire?
In the aftermath of the fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran, a striking narrative has taken hold: that China played a decisive role in bringing Tehran to the negotiating table. The claim rests on thin but widely amplified foundations. A remark by President Donald Trump, “I hear yes”, when asked whether Beijing […]
Why America Still Needs Europe
NATO’s leader is offering a hand. President Trump should take it. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s meeting last week with President Donal Trump was perfectly timed. Before that, Trump had been attacking Alliance member states for their refusal to take a greater role in the U.S. and Israel’s war against the Islamic Republic of Iran. […]
