Diplomacy is often an exercise in willful blindness, but there comes a point when reality completely shatters the fiction. For America’s foreign policy establishment, that moment has arrived in Spain. The July 30 collapse of Ceuta shattered the fiction of Spanish sovereignty, exposing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s sanctimonious strategic deterrence. For years, he lectured allies […]
While the Trump administration spends 2026 tearing down federal diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, the Massachusetts legislature is building a new one sized for exactly one religion. Senate Bill S.2134, “An Act promoting the civil rights and inclusion of American Muslims in the commonwealth,” would create a permanent 11-member commission whose duties include identifying and […]
When Americans think about competition with China, they usually think about artificial intelligence, semiconductors, or advanced manufacturing. Yet another strategic race is quietly underway — one that could prove just as consequential to America’s economy, healthcare system, and national security: regenerative medicine. For decades, the United States has been the world’s unquestioned leader in biomedical […]
At the beginning of the Iran war, I argued that whatever one thought of President Donald Trump’s justifications for striking Iran, the more consequential strategic consequence was to target China’s access to Iranian energy at a moment of maximum vulnerability. In a great power rivalry, every part of the globe interacts with and is dependent […]
In the summer of 2008, as Russian tanks rolled toward Tbilisi, the woman who is today the symbol of Georgia’s pro-Western opposition was writing the book that Russia would later carry into a courtroom in The Hague and read aloud against my country. That sounds like a polemic. It is a matter of record, and […]
During a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Vice President JD Vance laid out a familiar fear about Iran: that a U.S. push for regime change could turn into another Libya, with state collapse, terrorist infrastructure, mass migration, and pressure for America to manage the aftermath. That concern should not be dismissed. Americans have lived […]
President Donald Trump’s latest proposal has sparked global headlines, with much of the coverage centered on whether Israel will withdraw from Gaza. It is an important question. Yet a far more consequential one remains: What will it take to fully and verifiably disarm Hamas? “It’s a step in the right direction,” Lt. Col. Res. Jonathan […]
Over the years, I have taken part in many conferences and rallies supporting the movement for regime change and democratic governance in Iran. Spearheaded by the National Council of Resistance of Iran and its leader, Maryam Rajavi, this movement has steadily gained vital support from lawmakers and pro-democracy activists around the world. Attendees at these […]
For more than two decades, Washington’s Iran policy has revolved around one overriding objective: preventing the Islamic Caliphate of Khomeinism in Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. That assumption no longer appears to define American strategy. If recent reports accurately reflect the Trump administration’s direction, the next phase of the conflict will not be centered […]
On the best of days, war is no cake walk. The best laid plans go out the window as soon as the fight begins. The 2026 Iran war is only the latest case in point. President Donald Trump likely expected a Venezuela-style decapitation, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stymied that hope. Trump then placed his […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul will have to use her leverage to neutralize the mayor’s rhetoric — and to fix the upcoming $22.8 billion MTA budget for 2027, whose woes aren’t Mamdani’s fault, but hers.
Estimates vary, but even after President Donald Trump’s deportations, somewhere between 10 and 18 million illegal immigrants still live in the United States, and as New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s announcement last week shows, thousands of them are illegally voting in our elections. The Washington Examiner has editorialized in support of the Safeguard American Voter […]
