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Germany’s Future, According to Germans

From the war in Ukraine to economic uncertainties at home and across the Western world, Germany is facing a number of challenges with which its leaders will soon be forced to contend. Last week, I had the chance to attend talks with foreign policy and security experts in Berlin, a trip that raised several important […]

Daily Memo: New Saudi Plan, Ukrainian Defenses

Plan B. Saudi Arabia is reportedly pushing for a modified security pact deal with the United States without signing a normalization agreement with Israel....

Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus Borderlands

As Russia is locked in a difficult war in Ukraine, its southern flank – the South Caucasus – is in disarray. There is a...

Daily Memo: Gaza Update, South Korea-Australia Talks

Moving forward. Israel is considering sending a delegation, led by Mossad chief David Barnea, to Cairo in the coming days to discuss a cease-fire...

Don’t Expect Too Much From Venezuela’s Elections

The Venezuelan opposition has unexpectedly united around a single candidate: Edmundo Gonzalez. And though this is good news for a movement that has long...

Daily Memo: Russian Fertilizers, US Sanctions

Europe sleepwalking. Europe is increasingly dependent on Russian fertilizers, the head of a major producer of nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers told the Financial Times. Svein...

Daily Memo: Protests in Georgia, Russia’s Presence in Africa

Georgian unrest. Protests erupted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday against a bill that would force non-governmental organizations and media outlets that...

The New Imbalance of Power in the Middle East

The strategic situation in the Middle East is a culmination of Arab states’ decades-long failure to drive regional security. The Cold War, non-Arab regional...

Daily Memo: Turkey and Russia in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iranian Influence in Africa

Nagorno-Karabakh update. A joint Turkish-Russian monitoring center in Nagorno-Karabakh has closed, six months after Azerbaijan recaptured the region from ethnic Armenian forces. The center...

For the US, 2024 Isn’t 1973

Editor’s note: The rash of student protests throughout the United States is, however you feel about them, a result of America’s unwavering support for...

Daily Memo: Iran’s Presence in Syria, Blinken Visits China

Pulling back. Iran has reduced its presence in Syria following strikes widely attributed to Israel in recent months that hit Iranian targets in the...

Israel’s Iron Wall Doctrine

Zeev Jabotinsky was a highly influential figure in Israeli history as a co-founder of the Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Legion who served...

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