None of Israel’s leading candidates have called for ending apartheid or ethnic cleansing. Other governments should not wait to act.
Israel’s Elections Offer Palestinians Little Hope — But the World Can
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Middle East & North Africa
The Geopolitical Earthquake of the Iran War
The Middle East has been turned into a giant theater of war. And it may not stop there.
The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil that Isn’t Moving
Both countries are dependent on what’s trickling right now through two critical chokepoints.
Trump’s War and the Return of the Vietnam Syndrome
What happens when American military power can get the country into a conflict faster than diplomacy can get it out?
Orphaned by Diplomacy
Children are paying for wars they didn’t start.
Washington Keeps Abbas from the UN, Again
The Trump administration is violating its obligations, and the Palestinian Authority can’t do much about it.
Can BRICS Usher in Its Third “Golden Decade”?
Managing acute geopolitical flashpoints like the U.S.-Iran standoff tests the bloc’s diplomatic maturity.
The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive
The Iran War is challenging America’s economic primacy.
The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden
The attacks of 9/11 were designed to push the United States into overextending itself militarily and enter an imperial tailspin.
Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East
And business deals cannot define the region’s future.