When the Abraham Accords were signed on the South Lawn of the White House five and a half years ago, the inevitable triumphalism that accompanies […]
Author: Leon Hadar
Turkey is Iran war’s biggest winner — without firing a shot
When US and Israeli aircraft struck Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and decapitating much of the senior Iranian leadership, Turkey’s reaction […]
King Charles on Capitol Hill as special relationship frays
When King Charles III addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday (April 28), he will become only the second British monarch to do so. […]
Another American quagmire at Hormuz
There is a certain grim symmetry to watching Washington, in the spring of 2026, once again flailing about in the Persian Gulf — blockading Iranian […]
Don’t hold your breath on a truly European NATO
Every few years, like clockwork, the idea resurfaces from the salons of Brussels and the op-ed pages of Le Monde and Der Spiegel: Europe must build its own […]
Iran war as a cage Trump can’t escape
Six weeks into what the Trump administration has branded “Operation Epic Fury,” it is worth pausing to ask the question that Washington’s war managers seem […]