Stars are aligned for Trump’s troop withdrawal from Syria
The blitzkrieg offensive which ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 has sparked an explosive political and…
The ghosts of the Iraq War still haunt me, and our foreign policy
On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2003, President Bush issued his final ultimatum to Saddam Hussein. Two nights…
With forced withdrawal, Russia takes away Ukraine’s Kursk cards
President Zelensky should have pressed ahead with peace talks in August 2024, rather than invading Kursk. Ahead of…
Why are we still at war in Syria?
On Sunday, U.S. Central Command announced that it had recently killed two people linked to Al-Qaeda in Idlib,…
Ukraine War at 3: The victory we demanded and the attrition we got
Today marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. With the war entering its fourth year…
Hegseth finally pops bubble of illusion: ‘No NATO for Ukraine’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth showed unusual candor in his remarks today to the NATO membership about…
North Korean soldiers in Russia: Were they ever there?
We still don’t know for sure if there are North Korean troops fighting in Russia against Ukrainian forces.…
Erdogan’s outreach to Assad may signal final curtain on Syria War
Turkey’s overtures to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s readmission to the Arab League, the election of Iranian reformist…
DoD denies US military building a new ‘base’ in Syria
The Pentagon addressed questions regarding reports this week about the U.S. military moving construction materials into Kobani, a…
Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured
The retiring United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process has insightfully identified a major reason the…
Europe’s center is not holding
Two main lessons are to be drawn from the fall of Michel Barnier’s government in France. The first…
Peace denied? Russian budget reinforces wartime economy
On December 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the budget law for 2025-2027. The Duma had earlier approved…