Features/Interviews

Who are the Kurds?

Who are the Kurds?

The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state. Estimates of the population…
Iran war may help Netanyahu at home but hurt Israel abroad

Iran war may help Netanyahu at home but hurt Israel abroad

Tel Aviv  —  “Netanyahu is the great war leader of our age” declared a headline in Britain’s Telegraph newspaper on…
A week in, how Trump’s war with Iran ends is an open question

A week in, how Trump’s war with Iran ends is an open question

Tel Aviv, Israel  —  After a week of violence reconfiguring the Middle East, some US goals seem in reach, others…
They fought in Iraq. Now they’re the Democrats’ loudest voices against the war in Iran.

They fought in Iraq. Now they’re the Democrats’ loudest voices against the war in Iran.

Rep. Eugene Vindman is among a generation of young Democrats who ran for Congress, in part, because of their experience…
Why doesn’t Congress declare war anymore?

Why doesn’t Congress declare war anymore?

It is obviously “war” when two countries attack a third, kill its leader and try to destroy its military, as…
When Russia invaded Ukraine, gas went to $5 a gallon. Is this time different?

When Russia invaded Ukraine, gas went to $5 a gallon. Is this time different?

Four years ago, Russia attacked Ukraine, and oil shot up 50 percent in a matter of weeks, north of $100…
The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?

The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?

Hong Kong/Beijing  —  In quick succession, US President Donald Trump has taken out two of Beijing’s closest allies: Venezuelan President…
Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before?

Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before?

The US government for decades shied away from targeting foreign leaders after embarrassing failures and unintended consequences from covert activities…
Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?

Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel has created a power vacuum in the core…
Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room

Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room

As gala-goers in gowns and tuxedos were dancing the night away inside Mar-a-Lago’s ballroom Friday evening, a very different scene…
Back to top button