The war in Afghanistan has so far cost $33,000 per citizen. And will not...
Fourteen years old this month, the West's war in Afghanistan had all but vanished from the headlines. Even before the fall of Kunduz this...
How to respond to Russia in Syria while avoiding World War Three
As Syrian rebels face an onslaught of Russian bombs ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, back in Washington President Barack Obama faces incoming volleys...
Syria's one hope may be as dim as Bosnia's once was
Last week was quite something in the annals of international politics. Just when the West thought it had enough problems with Moscow, mostly over...
Why Russia may be a smart business partner for Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir famously lamented that Moses "took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one...
Will Lebanon’s collapse herald Hezbollah dominance or demise?
Hezbollah and Iran appear more discomforted and defensive than at any time in recent memory, faced as they are with intensifying sanctions, financial hardship,...
The tragedy of Europe Location, location, location
For years, skeptics warned of multiple threats to the European project. The strains of the single currency, they said, would rip it apart. Excessive...
Understanding Israel's new – and nameless – intifada
Since the beginning of the latest spate of violence here, Israelis and Palestinians have been at a loss about what to call this amorphous,...
The real reason China's leader jailed so many of his peers
While speaking to tech leaders in Seattle on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping denied that his pursuit of corrupt officials was a "House of...
"Britain's motorists should thank Saudi's Al-Naimi for cheap fuel"
Britain's motorists have Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi to thank as the country's supermarkets cut the price of petrol to less than one pound...
COVID-19: Coronavirus will change the way we think
Analysts, commentators and experts have migrated from issues like terrorism, global trade wars and economic recession, and Brexit to COVID-19.
Not only media pundits but...
