1+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) Review: A Book as Big as the War 1942: Crux of War, Jonathan Parshall, Oxford University Press, 1,280 pp., $45, June 2026 As Winston Churchill said after British church bells rang for the first time after victory at El Alamein in November 1942, “This is…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (638+ words) Argument: Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire Both Washington and Moscow had reasons for acting as they did, but it is hard to argue that these various adventures left either country in a stronger global position. So why do…...

3+ day, 19+ 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…...

4+ day, 19+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) Essay: The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order This article appears in the Fall 2026 print issue: How to Survive in a World Without Rules, available in full Sept. 9. A key challenge will be to construct a global order that…...

5+ day, 1+ 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, 1+ 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, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (147+ words) Analysis: Would Another War Help Netanyahu Win Reelection? So, what can Netanyahu do to rescue himself from the very real risk of being voted out of power? The Trump administration has been far less critical of Israeli provocations in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (583+ words) World Brief: Iran Accuses U.S. Military of a War Crime Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at renewed fighting between U.S. and Iranian forces, Russia’s failed drone attack on German soil, and a damning United Nations report on global…...