Tag: Middle East

The challenge for Washington is no longer whether it possesses sufficient capabilities, but whether the political system can align those capabilities behind a coherent long-term priority.

The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.

Trump has dropped the hammer on his own toes.

Trump has had his fill of a war he let Benjamin Netanyahu talk him into.

[T]he Middle East remains a structural component of the global order that Washington seeks to lead.

[I]t is clear that U.S. policies are heading toward catastrophe.

Washington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives.

When America gets drunk from waging endless wars, paradoxically the whole planet wakes up with a terrible hangover.

The ball is back in Iran's court, with only uncomfortable choices. War or surrender.

Whoever was hoping for some clarity about the plan going forward will have realized that there is no plan.

Since America is Taiwan’s “Uncle Sam,” it should take better care of Taiwan. America does not, however.