Op-ed

Diaspora Jews, Palestinian Israelis, and Turkish Kurds have more in common than meets the eye. The similarities in how the three minority communities define themselves offer insights into what will make either a one- or two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict viable. To be sure, it’s hard to …

James Holmes The United States’ standing in the world hinges on alliances and fellowships of all types—chiefly in the rimlands and marginal seas ringing the Eurasian supercontinent. America has no strategic position in the rimlands without them. So I winged out to Chicago last month for a symposium …

The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship Et tu, Joe? For many months, Benjamin Netanyahu has shrugged off international criticism of Israel, secure in the knowledge that the president of America had offered ironclad support. If you have the …

The measure would force the U.S. to send bombs that have been delayed over Israel’s conduct in Gaza. The vote is likely to serve as a tricky political test for some vulnerable Democrats who have tried to toe the line between supporting Israel’s war against Hamas and the …

The Armenian Church-led opposition movement against its government’s ongoing quest for peace with Azerbaijan represents a clear and present danger to that country’s future and a direct threat to stability in the Caucasus. Earlier this week, the Armenian Apostolic Church came out in overt opposition to the border …

It is time to stop treating Turkey as an indispensable nation deserving endless accommodation for its rogue foreign policy. After a series of mixed messages, a scheduled meeting between President Joe Biden and his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on May 9 was finally canceled. The White …

Even though American consumers are less dependent on the Red Sea trade than Europeans and Asians, they will soon feel inflationary pains if attacks continue. The Iran-backed Houthis have been assaulting shipping in the Red Sea since October, driving up global shipping costs and creating ripple-down effects on …

Israel’s military plans have been the source of tension with the U.S. “We are deeply grateful for President Biden’s unprecedented support for Israel and its security,” said Mark Mellman, president of the advocacy group Democratic Majority for Israel. “At the same time we are deeply concerned about the …

Understanding power distribution in purely “zero-sum-game” terms is not the best approach to a multipolar world. The idea of an emerging multipolar world order has become a buzzword in the post-pandemic global geopolitical discourse. Politicians, strategic experts, diplomats, and business leaders from diverse backgrounds solemnly intone that multipolarity …