David Schenker Two months into the war in Gaza, Washington continues to support Israel’s campaign against Hamas. While the Biden administration has worked to extend a temporary truce for hostage/prisoner exchanges, it remains opposed to a permanent ceasefire, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “would simply leave …
Read More »The Ranking of 190 Countries on Ease of Doing Business
Since the last couple of decades, countries have been ranked on ‘ease of doing business’ as a good measure to know which country is easy and receptive with procedures to attract international enterprises, especially now when billion remote members of the highly talented gig economy seeking residency in …
Read More »The Commercialized War Between Israel and Hamas
Chan Kung The sudden assault of Hamas of Israel has resulted in numerous debates on the actual culprit behind it – some argued that it was the United States, as usual, while others point their fingers at Iran. However, the core issue likely stems from the Hamas regime …
Read More »War for Profit: Implications of the Growing Private Security Industry
Martha Garcia The private security industry mostly entails Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) which offer military services all around the world to national governments, international organizations and non-state actors in exchange for monetary profits. They engage in various activities, from conducting small training missions to deploying combat …
Read More »Why is the Biden Administration Scared of Iran?
Iranian aggression demands a stronger, more consistent, more comprehensive U.S. response. Rather than fear provocation, Washington should commit more fully to deterrence in the form of Cold War-style containment. With Israel and Hamas still vowing to destroy one another, and with full combat resuming after a tenuous truce, …
Read More »The Return of Ideology
The temptations of ideological thinking were not banished to the twentieth century. When the Chicago Black Lives Matter account (@BLMChi) shared a post on X celebrating the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, many on the Left reacted in shock. What did protesting police violence against Black Americans …
Read More »The U.S. Air Force Is in Serious Decline
The Air Force today would struggle to execute another Desert Storm, much less take on a peer adversary like China. In September, the United States Air Force celebrated another birthday. At age 76, it is in bad shape. Despite lowering qualification standards, it cannot attract enough recruits to …
Read More »Rethinking Palestinian Representation Post-October 7, 2023
Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In the aftermath of the events unfolding since October 7, 2023, a critical question looms large over Palestine: Who represents the Palestinians now? It is a question that demands our immediate attention, resonating with the internal struggles facing Palestine today. The desperate attempt to …
Read More »The Breakdown In Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Where Do We Go From Here?
Alon Ben-Mair The unprecedented and unfathomable savagery that was inflicted by Hamas on 1,400 innocent Israeli civilians and off-duty soldiers has shaken to the core every human being with a conscience. Beyond that, it has also rattled the prevailing conditions between Israel and the Palestinians, making it impossible …
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