Analysis & Commentary

Analysis & Commentary

First, the good news: Two and half years after entering office, the Biden administration has finally appointed a senior official to focus on advancing the Abraham Accords — the series of landmark deals normalizing relations between Israel and four Arab states that former President Donald

Biden at the NATO Summit in Vilnius: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

When President Joe Biden entered office he was quick to declare that “America is back.”  After his predecessor routinely expressed low regard for America’s European allies, Biden declared that the United States was resuming its place at the “head of

To Counter Iran at Sea, US Must Sell Partners on Doing More

Iran has been increasingly active at sea since 2021, including just last week when the US Navy had to disrupt attempts to seize commercial shipping vessels. In the following op-ed, two former heads of US Naval Forces Central Command and

Personnel Is Power: Why China Is Winning At The United Nations

In the new era of strategic competition, international organizations have become a battleground for amassing influence and establishing international norms. Countries compete against one another not only by asserting power through the United Nations General Assembly, the Security Council, or