Saudi Arabia’s Perspective on the U.S. Presidential Race

by Giorgio Cafiero and Joshua Hodge The Saudi leadership is coming to terms with the possibility of Donald Trump becoming America’s 45th president. From Riyadh’s perspective, a Trump presidency represents many risks stemming from countless unknown variables surrounding the Republican… Continue Reading

Draft Republican Platform Effectively Calls for Annexation of Area C of West Bank

by Chuck Spinney The so-called two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in my opinion, has always been a distraction to buy time for the Israelis to formally annex most of the West Bank to Israel.  Much like Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights,… Continue Reading

Rubio Returns—Billionaires Rejoice?

by Eli Clifton Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s announcement on Wednesday that he would seek reelection to the Senate was a reversal of his prior pledge that he would not run. Rubio attributed his decision to the fact that losing his… Continue Reading

The Crude Marxism of the Wall Street Journal

by Jim Lobe Tevi Troy and Lanhee Chen are two very smart individuals. But, for self-described “staunch conservatives,” they sure are Marxist in their explanations of partisan affiliation. In an op-ed published in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal titled “The Mystery… Continue Reading