Military & Security

Victoria Coates and Brett Shearer Quite simply, UNRWA is fundamentally compromised, and its activities are fundamentally at odds with its stated purpose of providing educational, health, and other services to Palestinians. In fact, UNRWA is part of the vicious cycle of violence orchestrated by Hamas Critics of the …

Michael DiCiana As 2024 begins, the global threat to American interests is on the rise as the interests of adversaries continue to align. However, Washington policymakers appear either unable or uninterested in displaying resolve As 2024 begins, the global threat to American interests is on the rise as …

To counter Pakistan’s security and economic challenges, it is imperative to restrain the military within its constitutional role, curbing unwarranted interference in politics, and addressing instances where the military’s institutional interests supersede broader national interests. Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country and a nuclear-armed nation, grapples with …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh In the complex landscape of Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Palestinian leadership finds itself at a critical juncture. It is a moment that demands an irreversible shift away from an Israeli-American-dictated process and a break from old routines. Simultaneously, the Jordanian leadership faces an unenviable dilemma, …

U.S. bombers and other aircraft conducted airstrikes on 85 targets at seven locations across Iraq and Syria on Friday, in a massive show of American firepower. The strikes were primarily focused on taking out command-and-control centers, logistics hubs and weapons storage facilities associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard …

Adnan Nasser With the country calling for a withdrawal and the region heating up, might the U.S. military presence in Iraq finally come to an end? So much has been reported on what the United States aims to do in the recent collision of interests between itself and …

Ilan Berman The United States, Winston Churchill is said to have remarked circa 1944, can be counted on to do the right thing once it has exhausted every other available option.   Back then, the British Prime Minister was talking about America’s belated entry into the Second World …

Dov Zakeim Iran behaves as if it is a safe haven because it has thus far successfully deterred an American attack on its soil. As long as Tehran continues to do so, it will not cease to support its proxies, and they, in turn, will continue to attack …

Going back to mercantilism and trade blocs. In her new and important book “Homecomings,” Rana Faroohar dissects globalization as we know it and looks at what lies ahead. Faroohar’s point is not new, but is told with unusual clarity and it comes at the right time. It is …