How did an eighteenth-century Arab preacher and scholar become one of the most influential religious figures in the world today?
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Major Foreign Policy Address’ Was Anything But
Clinton is right: Trump would be a disaster on foreign policy. But her refusal to engage with the alternative offered by Sanders says more about her own war-driven approach than anything else.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Are Symptoms of Creeping Caesarism
The new model of charismatic, bold, and politically incorrect leader treats democracy like a toy.
Obama’s Nuclear Paradox
Obama’s approach to nukes will be his most significant legacy — as well as his most salient failure.
The Missing 28 Pages from the 9/11 Report Could Make Us Safer
The 28 pages that the Bush administration deleted from the 9/11 report have implications not only for our relationship with the Saudis, but our national security.
Why Exactly Does Saudi Arabia Fund the Spread of Wahhabism?
How did Saudi Arabia end up funding the building of mosques and madrasas around the world?
No End in Sight for Israel’s Rightward Drift
But Israel’s security would be better served by leaders
committed to preserving Israel as a democratic state and engaging in serious peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
A Pox on the House of Nuclear Weapons
In effect, the nuclear ban treaty will put a curse on nuclear weapons.
The Scope for Parallel Diplomacy Has Never Been Greater
The U.S.-Cuba deal proved the value of discreet, informal diplomacy. No shortage of other peace processes could begin the same way.
Green Zone Incursion Calls Into Question Iraq’s Future as a State
Iraqi civilians will no longer stand for a government that fails to provide security and basic services.