Geopolitics

Denis MacShane Destination Taiwan? Why Emperor Xi could be tempted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army in 2027 with an invasion. A decade ago, in one of those global futurology scenarios that foreign correspondents love to create, Martin Walker, who had …

A second Trump administration would likely lead to an escalatory and unpredictable approach toward the “Hermit Kingdom.” It is tempting to presume that the return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 would revive the “bromance” between Trump and Kim Jong-un and spark renewed tensions within …

Dan Blumenthal International politics is now defined by a world at war. The United States is consumed with a stalemate in Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression and what promises to be a long war by Israel to eradicate the terror group Hamas and its affiliates. This Middle East …

David Hale A return to the maximum pressure strategy against Iran is necessary to impair China’s regional influence. Great power competition over the Middle East is as old as history, as testified by the imperial ruins and lines on maps left over millennia. They are monuments to how …

Jacob Helibrun As former New York Times editor Barry Gewen observed in his recent book, The Inevitability Of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger And His World, “The lessons he has been trying to impart may not be to the liking of most people, but they are more important than ever …

Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh The questions loom large in the current context: When will the Arabs become Zionized? A phenomenon once thought inconceivable is now unfolding, where the Palestinian-Zionist conflict is seemingly isolated from its Arab surroundings. A term once foreign, “Arab Zionist,” has entered the discourse, reshaping perspectives …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh As the world watches the heartbreaking scenes unfold in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the question looms large: How will these tumultuous events shape the future of the US administration in 2024? The complex dynamics of the Middle East, combined with the intricacies of American …

As Democrats continue to publicly express hope for the Biden administration’s nearly $106 billion funding request for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, they also remain vexed about how to move a bill through the Republican-run House. As Democrats continue to publicly express hope for the Biden administration’s nearly $106 …

Harrison Kass China’s Submarines – A Clear Threat to the U.S. Navy? China is quickly becoming the most meaningful rival to the United States. And while the US enjoys circumstances (i.e., providential geography, i.e., the world’s most robust military budget) that ensure relative safety, China’s latent potential and ambitious posturing …