Advertisements In a surprise announcement, the U.S. Department of Justice said the FBI was launching an investigation into Israel’s killing of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. What was not a surprise was Israel’s reaction. Outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz and outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid both blasted the American decision,Continue Reading
Advertisements To hear the Biden administration tell it, the Saudis are completely irrational actors who will happily throw the US and Europe under the bus just to help Russia, even though that offers far less economic benefit to them. But that’s not what’s going on here. Instead, this is SaudiContinue Reading
Advertisements The prospects of a renewed agreement on Iran’s nuclear program and the draconian sanctions the United States have imposed on the Iranian people have recently gone from almost zero to very promising and now, back to being on very shaky ground. There is one reason for all this fluctuationContinue Reading
Advertisements Two prominent members of the Quincy Institute have quit, saying they disapprove of the way Quincy analysts have discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Their departure raises a host of issues, even if it’s far from the “fracturing” that Mother Jones Magazine called it. There are legitimate debates to beContinue Reading
Advertisements I spoke with Kelley Vlahos and Daniel Larison on their Crashing the War Party podcast. We discussed the Russian war on Ukraine in the context of the Middle East, and particularly the response of American allies in Israel and the Persian Gulf. Listen here.Continue Reading
