4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (515+ words) Argument: How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy. The U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran is now in its seventh month, with costs during periods of heavy fighting estimated at roughly $1 billion per day. Despite having the world’s most powerful military, the United…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (155+ words) Argument: Europe Needs a Real Policy on Israel-Palestine In November 1998, Gaza International Airport opened to much fanfare, a bagpipe and red carpet on hand to welcome the landing of the first jet. U.S. President Bill Clinton subsequently hailed this moment as…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (709+ words) Argument: Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back Three years ago, on a clear day, you could stand at the Lebanese border with Israel in the village of Marwahin and see the Baha’i Gardens on Mount Carmel, looking down over…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (101+ words) Argument: Why the United States Should Recognize Somaliland Steven A. Cook is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His latest book is The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (757+ words) Argument: The Conservative Case for International Law The mayor’s legal team has concluded that New York City lacks the necessary authority to make the arrest, and instead, Mamdani urged the federal government to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) Argument: Peacemaking Is Power Politics Again Despair, however, is not a strategy. It is necessary to look for factors and actors on the international scene that can contribute to preventing and containing today’s conflicts. To understand potential drivers of peacemaking…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (687+ words) Argument: Washington Is Creating Forever Enemies Numerous countries have held a place on America’s list of grudges. Cuba has been a near-permanent member, rooted in events now more than six decades old. Libya remained on the list for decades under…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (687+ words) Argument: Washington Is Creating Forever Enemies Numerous countries have held a place on America’s list of grudges. Cuba has been a near-permanent member, rooted in events now more than six decades old. Libya remained on the list for decades under…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (115+ words) Analysis: What Donald Duck Can Teach Trump About Going to War Julian E. Zelizer is a columnist at Foreign Policy and a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of The Long View, a newsletter…...