Advertisements The latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter is out. In this edition I take a deep dive into the latest attacks on Ilhan Omar and the the way it has distracted from the much more important issue of Antony Blinken’s contemptible and dishonest response to her question atContinue Reading
Advertisements I will absolutely admit that Joe Biden has far exceeded my expectations in his domestic policies, and only justified some of my fears. But on foreign policy, it’s a very different matter. Prioritizing his domestic agenda is understandable, but it’s extremely dangerous and short-sighted. Biden’s clear concern that foreignContinue Reading
Advertisements When people say “The Iran Deal isn’t perfect, but…” they undermine efforts to defend the deal. No deal is ever perfect. It’s a general rule that nothing is. This statement is defensive and extremely misleading. In fact, the JCPOA, or Iran Nuclear Deal, was an astonishing feat of internationalContinue Reading
Advertisements It’s already quite clear that the Joe Biden administration is focused–to the extent they’re paying attention to the Palestinians at all–on restoring the status quo ante that existed before four years of Donald Trump. Some may have thought that his anger at Netanyahu might have meant some sort ofContinue Reading
Advertisements In my latest piece for Responsible Statecraft, I look at the implications of the United States moving Israel from its European command to CENTCOM, putting together with regional Arab states and advancing the formation of a coalition to confront Iran. I also look at how Saudi Arabia and Israel areContinue Reading
