Imagine a single covert operation turning a diplomatic summit into the most dangerous international crisis of the decade. Imagine a peace conference in Switzerland ending not with a communiqué, but…
In Switzerland, the United States and Iran wrapped up a new round of discussions on Monday, with Qatar and Pakistan, acting as intermediaries, reporting “positive momentum” and outlining a 60-day…
Israel’s response to France’s evolving diplomatic stance is becoming more informed by strategic concern rather than the normal diplomatic disagreements. In the context of Israeli security considerations, France is no…
There is an old legal saying: “When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is clearly…
Donald Trump’s approach to global crises reflects less a coherent doctrine of statecraft and more a personality-driven style of improvisation, fast, theatrical, and frequently self-reversing. In international politics, where consistency…
There is an old Middle Eastern proverb: “Trust in God, but tie your camel.” Few issues illustrate that wisdom better than the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Across Israel, reactions…
There is an old military warning that every commander eventually learns: winning battles does not always mean winning wars. Israel’s current campaign in southern Lebanon increasingly risks becoming a textbook…
Israel’s greatest strategic mistakes have rarely come from failing to identify immediate threats. They have come from underestimating emerging ones. Before October 7, Hamas was widely viewed as contained. Before…
In politics, access is power, and in Washington, access is everything. Throughout his career, Benjamin Netanyahu built his political identity on a single, carefully cultivated claim: that no Israeli leader…
The most dangerous shifts in Middle Eastern security do not always begin with war plans or missile launches, they often begin with sentences that quietly rewrite strategic red lines. That…
JD Vance’s remarkable rebuke of Israeli cabinet ministers should alarm more than just Israel’s political class. When a senior American figure feels compelled to publicly remind Israeli leaders that they…
The latest KAN poll showing a decline in support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governing bloc is often read through a narrow lens of leadership approval. Yet focusing…