Hamas: What Palestinians really think
The argument that the entire population of Gaza can be held responsible for Hamas’s actions is quickly discredited when one looks at the facts, according to analysts Amaney A. Jamal… Read more »
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‘Inflection point’ the supreme test of Israel’s democracy
EPIC: UN heads turn & PLO rep’s eyes bulge in stunned disbelief as Palestinian hero Mosab Hasan Yousef, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, calls out Palestinian Authority oppression… Read more »
Iran’s ‘Soft War’: Ideological crisis threatens regime’s survival
The Islamic Republic of Iran may be gloating* over the Hamas attack on Israel but it has entered a serious domestic crisis that threatens the regime’s long-term survival and that… Read more »
What water’s edge? U.S. foreign policy’s surprising bipartisanship
Do domestic political conflicts still stop at the water’s edge, a sentiment first expressed by Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, in January 1945, as he announced his conversion from isolationism to internationalism (as Bruce… Read more »
N. Korean phishing site steals info of defectors, activists
A North Korean hacking group known as “APT37” created a phishing website disguised as a renowned North Korean human rights organization in order to steal the personal information of defectors… Read more »
China’s economic troubles could signal ‘foundational decline’
NEW: CSIS experts dive into China’s political warfare campaign, including intel ops, cyber ops, information & disinformation ops, united front activity, irregular military actions, and economic coercion, in our most… Read more »
Democracies face ‘greatest challenge’ since Cold War
Democracies and the rules-based international order are facing their “greatest challenge” since the Cold War, said President Tsai Ing-wen (above), calling for greater cooperation by democracies to counter authoritarian regimes…. Read more »
Re-engage China? Competing ideologies undermine defensive realism’s ‘false promise’
Is the Chinese government about to collapse? Michael Beckley, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University, goes over some common myths and facts about US and China relations:… Read more »
Liberal democracy no longer ‘the standard model’ in strategic competition battle of narratives
Europe has entered a “battle of narratives” with competitors that do not adhere to liberal democratic values, according to EU vice president Maroš Šefčovič. “The time that liberal democracy… Read more »
Russia’s biggest problem? Losing the 21st century
Vladimir Putin looks like a blundering thug in the hollowed-out gangland to which he has reduced Russia. The Wagner Group mutiny has exposed his growing weakness https://t.co/PEg9J0bpCl pic.twitter.com/NMsHv0VgMC — The… Read more »