The 2016 agenda for the Middle East
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) 2016 is shaping up to be one where America may contribute to human suffering, undermine its essential allies and make common cause with the…
It’s Time for the Sunni World to Come to Terms with Israel
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post.) If the Arab world could come to terms with the existence of a Jewish state with a Muslim minority in its midst, then it…
Why America Needs Israel
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post.) While Israel stays the course, the Obama administration has turned American foreign policy on its head. “The US-Israeli alliance now contributes more than ever…
A Conversation with Bret Stephens
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) ‘I’m not sure Obama believes in ‘American indispensability,’ says ‘Wall Street Journal’ columnist Bret Stephens in his critique of the Administration’s foreign policy. Bret…
Will We Acquiesce to Terror and Self-Censor Free Speech?
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) But it is not just Islamic State and Iran that suppress freedom of speech. Almost every Muslim nation does it to one extent or…
A US Strategy to Win the War against Radical Islamism: Like Playing Chess in 5 Dimensions
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) What should the next American national security team discuss in their first meeting in January 2017? “We can attack Daesh … we can constrain…
How to Fight a Civilized War against an Uncivilized Enemy
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) This is not a war of financial resources; it is a battle of power and determination. How do you fight a war against an…
How to Fight a Civilized War Against an Uncivilized Enemy
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) This is not a war of financial resources; it is a battle of power and determination. How do you fight a war against an…
Can America Win a War against Radical Islam When it Refuses to Even Identify its Enemy?
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) Dr. Jasser and the AIFD are trying to lead the fight against the Muslim Brotherhood and its network of American Islamist organizations and mosques,…
‘The Region is Complex, Angry, Broken, and Dysfunctional’
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) The ‘Magazine’ sits down with Washington-based public policy scholar Aaron David Miller for Part I of his assessment on the Middle East – a…