Washington has demonstrated beyond any doubt that its rift with Europe is irreversible, by deliberately choosing to go to war against Iran without consulting its European allies.

The conclusion is that the war will likely continue for several weeks.

Ultimately, only Donald Trump will decide when the war ends.

Unable to fundamentally alter China’s trajectory, Washington appears once more drawn into Middle Eastern theaters.

I personally expect that Israel, along with its backers, will not be satisfied with reshaping the future alone. I believe they may soon begin revisiting the past.

Trump’s style emphasizes leverage, public humiliation and deadlines, and visible strength.

There is no longer any room for international silence after the fire has been lit.

Trump’s potential advantage lies in leverage.

Democrats described the speech as propaganda and out of touch with reality.

Muhammad Ali's conversion to Islam did not meet with disapproval from a single person in the U.S.

[R]epublican democracy in America proved easier to attain but more superficial and fragile.