Last week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched an “economic D-Day” program, intended to cut Iran off from all trading partners. So far, this intensified economic...
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters. A series of...
Another major Saudi-Houthi war is becoming inevitable. Riyadh has spent years trying to avoid precisely this outcome. Saudi restraint reflected a decision to end the war...
The European Union badly needs to regain its mojo if it is to avoid results such as last weekend’s ‘no’ vote in Iceland on reopening...
On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. But...
One of the more dangerous consequences of the war with Iran may not be found on the battlefield at all. It is emerging in the...
There has always been a tendency among older generations to lament the fecklessness of contemporary youth. “In my day…” is a familiar introduction to the disapproving...