Trump has disempowered America

7 months ago

Surrender of the strait to Iran and retreat from the Middle East will weaken the US. So too will failure…

The Iranians can get what they want

7 months ago

The Iranians will try to impose unilaterally a permanent toll on passage through the strait of Hormuz. It is going…

Trump has lost Netanyahu’s war

7 months ago

Trump is in peril of losing all but his most loyal voters. No wonder he is trying not only to…

Trump has already lost his Iran war

7 months ago

Trump is stuck in a war of his own making. But it is the rest of us worldwide who will…

Trump has driven America into a dead end

7 months ago

Trump wants to pull the plug. The Israelis don't. And the Iranians are demanding outcomes that neither Israel nor the…

Trump wants to pull the plug

8 months ago

A year from now, we are likely to be remembering a highly effective military operation that did not achieve its…

Ending the Iran war well won’t be easy

8 months ago

The devil is not only in the details, but in a highly uncertain future. This war was a giant wager.…

Do the Balkans really want EU membership?

8 months ago

When the political window opens for Iceland or Ukraine, I hope the Balkan candidates will be ready and willing.

Lots of things can still go wrong

8 months ago

Even if the war were to end tomorrow, the impact would continue to ripple into the future. There are lots…

It’s about regime change, no doubt

8 months ago

The greater powers often excepted themselves from the rules-based order. Now it is in tatters. We are going to miss…