Tehran is on the ropes, and conditions are unlikely to change. Its weakening shifts the regional game. Jerusalem should open to Arab parties to fully capitalize on the opportunities. On the eve of a possible massive attack on Iran, the recent inconclusive Israeli elections might yet open new geopolitical opportunities for the country and the […]
A complex thread connects Russia, Iran, Turkey, Israel, the Saudis, and the Houthis – the wars over the price of hydrocarbons at Western pumps. Jerusalem may need to reconsider its ties with Ankara. It’s unclear whether it’s only shadow theater or something is truly moving behind all the recent posturing about Russia, Iran, and the […]
Germany is about to cease granting political asylum to Syrians and to begin repatriating some of them back to their country. After more than a decade of civil war in Syria, the country has finally reached some measure of political stability, and some in Berlin believe the new situation doesn’t warrant the continuation of asylum. […]
The extreme right’s win in Germany poses an existential problem: what is the truth, and what are the limits of representation’s power? Like a century ago, the answers matter to the world Catholic writer and analyst Chris Caldwell is, as usual, brilliant in writing about the crisis in Germany that led to the recent AfD […]
Iran’s move on Hormuz is short-term. If it doesn’t get its act together, the whole region could turn against it. US boots on the ground in Iran won’t work. But a coalition of disgruntled neighbors could move against Tehran, changing the ball game. The new wave of attacks against Iran has an undefined time frame, […]
The Church has problems with China and the Catholics there, but they are different in nature from those with the SSPX. Many people, rightly concerned about the life of the Church, have blamed the Pope for excommunicating the SSPX while maintaining dialogue with the Chinese Church, controlled by the communists. It’s indeed a thorny issue, […]
Things look simpler from a distance, and the same may be true of the recent change of government in Albion, no longer so chilly (with temperatures above 30 degrees). Surely that’s why we may get it wrong, but, well, sometimes that’s how it goes. So, with the due apologies offered in advance, as the Chinese […]
