From Gwadar on the Arabian Sea to the Golden Horn in Istanbul, a new geopolitical arc is forming as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey sign the “Mecca Pact.” Meanwhile, from Mumbai on the Arabian Sea to Piraeus in the Aegean, a parallel arc is stretching, with India, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Cyprus, and Greece forming a new […]
For those of us who have followed the vice president, his actions, and his statements very closely as related to Jews and Israel since his inauguration, the moment was infuriating. Republican Jewish Coalition Chairman Norm Coleman sat in a closed room with JD Vance, looked the Jewish right in the eye, and made the bid […]
After trade talks between Canada and the United States broke down in August, the Trump administration announced 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports. This latest round of tariffs is a serious strategic mistake, not to mention an economic one. Countries like Canada increasingly perceive the U.S as an erratic and unreliable partner, presenting […]
U.S. forces just launched precision airstrikes against Iranian military targets on Larak Island. The target sits at the narrowest point of the Strait of Hormuz. The White House recently announced a strict financial campaign to isolate Iran. Yet finance cannot stop a missile. The U.S. Navy spent weeks clearing Iranian sea mines from international shipping […]
The global energy landscape shifted on its axis with America’s acquisition of Venezuela’s oil reserves, giving Washington control over 65 billion barrels of crude. Yet, true strategic foresight requires looking beyond Caracas to cripple adversaries such as Iran. Flooding the market with South American crude collapses global energy prices, permanently starves Tehran of oil revenue, […]
On April 12, the Hungarian people put an end to Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power and rejected widespread corruption, the erosion of democracy, and Hungary’s drift away from its Western allies. After 100 days in office, Hungary’s new government, led by Prime Minister Peter Magyar, has already demonstrated a simple but often overlooked truth: […]
On Sunday, voters in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in East-Central Germany will go to the polls to elect a new government. Election outcomes in relatively small German states might not seem that interesting to outside observers. Polling suggests, however, that this election could produce an outcome without precedent in postwar Germany: the far-right Alternative for […]
The best consumer protection is consumer choice. When banks, credit unions, and financial technology companies compete for Americans’ business, consumers benefit from better products, lower costs, greater convenience, and expanded access to credit. But competition cannot thrive when Washington changes the rules every four years. For too long, that has been the story at the […]