Op-ed

Nathan Sher As Beijing deprioritizes the real estate sector, it is doubling down on investment in science, technology, and national defense. In 2023, China’s economy grew at the slowest pace since 1990, apart from two years during the COVID-19 pandemic when the country was closed to the outside …

Enia Kevin It is in Washington’s best interest to back Israel’s Rafah operation as it would minimize civilian casualties and ensure the success of the operation. Six months into the war with Hamas, throughout which Jerusalem has mostly managed to keep Washington on-side, Israel’s proposed IDF operation in …

James Dorsey Aid is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian fight about Gaza’s future. Its population of 2.3 million is largely a pawn in the cynical battle for control. Aid is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian fight about Gaza’s future. Its population of 2.3 million is largely …

Konner Fiddler The weakness of adversary powers relative to the United States should not deceive us from their very clear advantage in willingness to execute decisive, if risky, strategies. On an unusually warm October day in 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took center stage to dedicate the new …

Paul Pillars From TikTok to AIPAC, intense partisanship provides a channel for foreign states to interfere in U.S. politics and policy. The Chinese ownership of the video app TikTok—targeted by a bill that the House of Representatives passed with a large bipartisan majority—might indicate a severe concern about …

Eric Lies AUKUS deepens the United States’ relationships, strengthens collaboration, and primes it strategically for an increasingly volatile world. America has long seen the value of collaborating with other nations to ensure a peaceful, prosperous, and free world. The AUKUS agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the …

James Holmes Warfare in the Pacific between the U.S. and China promises to be an all-service, all-domain, and allied endeavor. Waging it will demand the utmost not just from naval forces but from fellow services that operate from dry earth. It’s a truism that the Pacific is an …

An interview with a former Lebanese minister shows that transformative change in Lebanon is no longer just desirable but necessary for the country’s survival. Lebanon remains without an elected president while its people watch helplessly as their country risks further escalation with Israel and slides deeper into poverty. …

Dr.  Shehab Al-Makahleh As negotiations, dialogue, and discussions take place in closed circles regarding the future of Gaza, it is evident that the plans and perceptions for the “day after” the war extend beyond the Palestinian issue to the future of the entire region. The United States, in …