What to expect next in the Ukraine war
If Germany-France do a deal to keep Russian oil and gas flowing, the US will be mostly on its own...
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Israel won’t send Ukraine weapons. The reason: Syria
Since the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Israel has towed the diplomatic line as it tries to avoid provoking tensions with...
Could ISIS make a comeback?
On Tuesday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced ISIS leader Maher al-Agal was killed in a drone strike in Syria. Responsible for...
The ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ of political intimidation
Originally published in American Greatness An attempt to accost Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at Morton’s Steakhouse, a popular D.C. hangout, made...
Xi Jinping might think he can handle his own ‘Ukraine’
Originally published in The Diplomat Chinese leader Xi Jinping, like many people, may have been surprised by Russia’s failure to...
UK leadership change unlikely to affect US ties
Originally published in Arab News With the words “No one is remotely indispensable,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week...
The future WHO (World Health Organization)
Originally published in Gatestone Institute Recently the World Health Assembly (WHA), the governing organization of the World Health Organization (WHO),...
Cultural foundations in the Middle East
Originally published by Jewish Policy Center While Americans and Israelis are most unnerved by the weakness and ineffectiveness of the...
Shinzo Abe: He will be missed
Originally published in The Epoch Times Foremost, he saw that close ties with the United States are indispensable for Japan—and...
UAE to use Israeli radars to detect (and destroy) Iranian missiles
Originally published by 1945 The U.S. and Israel are reportedly working to create a network of early warning systems to...
US taxpayers suffer amid nation’s border crisis
Originally published in Arab News One of the biggest internal crises the US has faced over the years is the illegal...
Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean
Originally published in 1945 Over the weekend, the Israeli military said that it had intercepted three unarmed reconnaissance drones launched...
Australia, United Kingdom, United States, and now Japan?
I try to always call balls and strike fairly with the Biden team. Although creating or being entrapped in one...
It’s Mitt Romney who’s in denial
To celebrate the 4th of July, Utah Senator and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney penned an opinion piece for the left-of-center Atlantic entitled America...
The newest Chinese Naval base is in … the Bahamas
My first memory of the Bahamas was a wonderful family trip there in 1980. I remember beautiful beaches, conch shells,...
We can never have too many bases in the Pacific
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps is based on conversation with CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham Satellite imagery recently...