Analysis & Commentary

Analysis & Commentary

How the Iran War Exposes Cracks in America’s Foundation

Excerpt below: As President Donald Trump and his administration weigh a renewed military campaign against Iran, it’s worth taking time to consider how the conflict—regardless of its ultimate outcome—affects us beyond the near term in the Middle East. The war…

Excerpt Below. Last month, more than 75 American military experts—most of them retired generals and admirals—published an open letter that applied the law of armed conflict to Israel’s conduct of the war and rejected the claim that Israel had committed…

Vice President JD Vance and Iran would like Americans to blame the war and Israel for the Republicans’ midterm electoral drubbing. President Donald Trump, however, disagrees. He should rise above this noise and refocus on the U.S. national interest by…

The Quiet Revolution in U.S.-Cypriot Relations

Excerpt below: Since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Washington has almost exclusively seen the island as a problem in need of solution. But that dynamic has now quietly changed. Over the past decade, the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) has…