Since the ascendancy of Xi Jinping as Chinese leader, it has increasingly asserted its role as a global rival of the US. In particular, during the Trump presidency China asserted its nationalist claims to territories in the South China Sea disputed by neighboring states. China, the US and our allies have disputed these claims and […]
Biden-Bennett White House Meeting Offers ‘Plenty a Nuthin’ for Palestine and Iran
There’s an Porgy and Bess number whose lyrics go: “I’ve got plenty a nuthin’ and nuthin’s plenty for me.” Well, that’s about the extent of Biden’s current policy toward Israel. A few months ago, after Bibi Netanyahu was unceremoniously expelled as Israeli leader and replaced by Naftali Bennett, Biden invited the latter to the White […]
Afghanistan is a Debacle All of Our Own Making Assassinating Qassem Soleimani Foreclosed Possibility of Collaborating With Iran on Afghan Withdrawal
There is a fundamental element of the Afghanistan tragedy which no one, among all the media pontificating on the subject, is discussing. There are two neighboring countries which either exert, or could exert significant influence on Afghanistan. Pakistan is the obvious one, which has dominated, mostly for ill, the country over the past decades. But […]
Bennett Joins Center-Right Coalition, Netanyahu Toppled from Power
UPDATE: Naftali Bennett just announced he has agreed to join Yair Lapid’s center-right government. It is a historic move, toppling from power Bibi Netanyahu who had been PM for the past 12 years and three years prior to that. In total, he was the longest serving leader in the country’s history. In a bellwether for […]
