Editor’s Note: This is the second of four articles covering the interlinked topics of Israel’s relations with the U.S. and the challenge posed by Iran’s nuclear program. Much of what follows, especially as to diplomatic maneuvers, is drawn from a…
The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China Roger D. Kaplan (Random House, 400 pages, $23.23) In his new book The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China, Robert Kaplan…
Almost 10 years have passed since President Barack Obama made his vow: “Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL.” Yet the terrorist group — also known as ISIS — continues to engage American troops in combat,…
It’s an amazing story. One that I’ve been waiting 16 years to be told, other than the dribs and drabs I’ve been producing. You see I was over there with him. My first firefight, in fact. An Amazon.com search shows…
The world will long remember the consequences of one man’s gross miscalculation and unparalleled blunder in ordering the invasion of a neighboring sovereign country. Not only did Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war impact Ukraine, but the world and his people…
When Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his “definitive” retirement from politics last week, his armed militias and allies did what they usually do. The riots in Baghdad killed at least 30 people. Al-Sadr, after ordering his followers to leave…
If I were an American ally in NATO or the Indo-Pacific region, I would be nervous about President Joe Biden’s leadership of the free world. A year has passed since our disgraceful exit from Afghanistan. Neither Biden nor any of…
We’ll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America By Kurt Schlichter (Regnery Publishing: 256 pages, $26.99) In February of 1991, young Army officer Kurt Schlichter huddled with his platoon in Iraq, ready to move in on Saddam Hussein’s chemical…
