Middle East
The diplomacy of deference
Trump’s actions are constrained by what Saudi and Israeli leaders are willing to tolerate
Can Trump break the cycle of mistrust with Iran?
It might seem improbable. But then again, there isn’t much with Trump that doesn’t
The presidency unchained
When it comes to war powers, conservatives are at odds with the Framers of the Constitution
The European fighters who battled Isis – and were abandoned by their governments
For all their bravery, they are not welcomed home
What Jared Kushner doesn’t get
Israel doesn’t want peace with the Palestinians
The baffling oratory of Jared Kushner
Safe to say his speech in Bahrain will not solve Israel-Palestine
Pompeo summons up fresh Iran sanctions from the Gulf
The secretary of state’s hasty trip to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi means another escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Iran
Trump is trapped in an Iran cul-de-sac
Far from undermining the regime, the president has strengthened and emboldened it
Fake estate – the truth about Trump Heights
It’s a Potemkin project
After 30 years of bad wars, who thinks one with Iran will be good?
Trump, Bolton, and the pathological cycle of failed conflicts
Kenneth Starr’s new group makes Saudi Arabia and UAE uncomfortable
The former independent counsel is zeroing in on a Saudi cabinet minister
Trump’s Iran gamble
Will the first consequence of a US attack on Iran be war between Israel and Lebanon?
Trump fears the reality of war
On Iran, the accidental president is accidentally presidential
Iran calls Trump’s bluff
Trump would be utterly at sea in trying to preside over a war in the Persian Gulf
Put the Beatles on trial
In Baghdad, justice is dispensed in 10 minutes flat. The sentence handed down for Isis membership…death by hanging
President Trump is a whimsical hawk
The Commander-in-Chief’s willful ignorance makes him extremely dangerous
Trump Heights: a monument to folly
The president’s Middle East ‘deal of the century’ looks less and less likely
America has a credibility problem on Iran
Who trusts the agencies that Trump doesn’t trust?
Iran trumps Trump
The Donald’s indulgence of gunboat diplomacy has made war more likely
Is Matt Gaetz the future of Trump foreign policy?
Trump favorite’s speech sets a watershed
What would peace with Iran look like?
Iran continues to divide the West and export terrorism
Trump climbs down on Iran
War-war to jaw-jaw with Tehran?
The McMaster disaster
Should veterans set military policy?
Tunneling my way into Gaza
The food has improved in Israel since I was last here
Netanyahu’s coalition fiasco leads to early elections
The ‘magician’ pulled the rabbis from his hat, but it wasn’t enough
