The Iran War Hits Home
August 11, 2026 | Recent attacks on U.S. water systems show how asymmetric retaliation can turn a foreign conflict into a homeland-security problem.
Articles by Frank Ackerman
Trump’s Attack on American Democracy
August 11, 2026 | President Donald Trump’s policies have primarily focused on consolidating his own power and benefiting his allies, thus demonstrably eroding democratic institutions and violating human rights.
The Strings Attached to Saudi Nuclear Cooperation
August 4, 2026 | Trump turns the security umbrella into an instrument of geopolitical leverage.
When War with Iran Is No Longer a Washington Consensus
July 28, 2026 | The Iran debate is increasingly about the limits and costs of war—and the relationship between Washington’s interests and Israel’s priorities.
The Persistence of “Israel First”
June 17, 2026 | Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
The Unclosed Strait
May 22, 2026 | The passage of Chinese ships through the Strait of Hormuz undermines Washington’s victory narrative.
Iran Hawks Salivating over Next Versailles
April 21, 2026 | A peace extracted at gunpoint stores tension rather than diffusing it.
America’s 2025 National Security Strategy Is Dismantling Its Own Hegemonic Order
December 11, 2025 | The United States is abandoning the idea of a grand strategy.
The Alaska Summit and the Sidelining of Europe
August 20, 2025 | Europe is reacting to world events rather than shaping them.
Why the Gaza War Won’t End
August 8, 2025 | Because Israel’s strategic goal has been ethnic cleansing.