Thought and World

Two flaws in mainstream American Middle-East policy (a work in progress)

The United States’ offer of a “compensation package” to Israel reeks of bad faith

Two features shared by the far right and left

Though doubtless far removed from his intentions, some good may actually come…

Two claims about the Philadelphi corridor

Bitter controversy now rages about a small strip of land the name of which conjures up…

How did we get here?

Two ways of explaining Egypt’s — real or apparent — turn

Three reasons to think the Biden administration plan to avert war in Lebanon is either wicked or demented

Three reasons to be skeptical about reforming the Palestinian Authority

No, the events since October 7th have not shown the strategy underlying the Abraham Accords to be fatally flawed

In the Middle East, China has chosen its side

Hostile or unfriendly actions, intended to or indifferent to harm, can…