With all too few exceptions, Jewish organizations and elected officials haven’t said much—if anything—about Israel’s new government’s assault on liberal ideals.
Middle East
Posted inAmerica and the World
Remastering the Past for the Present in Iran
The next revolution will be a remix, not a rupture.
Posted inTAP
The Climate Transition Will Do Wonders for National Security
Today on TAP: America is getting clubbed in the head with the problems of fossil fuel dependence.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How Saudi Arabia Tamed Russia
The political economy behind recent OPEC oil production cuts
Posted inAmerica and the World
Renewed Iran Nuclear Deal on Life Support
America and Iran should get the deal done despite obstacles, but the influence of Israel and Saudi Arabia continues to undermine American national interest.
Posted inAmerica and the World
America’s Middle East ‘Withdrawal’ Breathes Its Last Breath
What was once a policy of disengagement has now become a policy of far more dangerous entanglement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Altercation: Is Brookings a ‘Liberal’ Think Tank or a Big-Money Lobbyist
The case of its abruptly resigned leader highlights its dependence on big money from the Gulf.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Altercation: Israel and Palestine and the Absence of a Solution
Israel relentlessly escalates its repression, and the BDS campaign has completely failed to deter it.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Let’s Not Grant Saudi Arabia a Blank Check for American Support
Fareed Zakaria’s latest idea for a diplomatic bargain with the country is too clever by half.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Oligarchs Stash Money in Foreign Real Estate
The ‘laranja’ business, as seen in Iraqi Kurdistan
