Daniel DePetris & Richard Sokolsky, LobeLog
The decision by the Trump administration to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization marks another dangerous step in the relentless campaign Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton are waging to provoke a U.S.-Iranian military conflict and topple the regime in Tehran. Their success will depend on whether they can manipulate a distracted, ill-informed, impulsive... Читать дальше...
James Jay Carafano, Nat'l Interest
Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch
Irony, paradox, contradiction, consternation -- these define the times in which we live. On the one hand, the 45th president of the United States is a shameless liar. On the other hand, his presidency offers an open invitation to Americans to confront myths about the way their country actually works. Donald Trump is a bullshit artist of the first order. Yet all art reflects the time in which it's produced and Trump's art is no exception. Within all the excrement lie nuggets of truth.
Evelyn Gordon, Mosaic
Israel's confusing plethora of small parties actually keeps ?aredim and Israeli Arabs, in particular, from becoming too alienated.
Gary Schmitt & Jamie Fly, The American Interest
The geostrategic rationale for keeping Taiwan at arms' length no longer obtains. We need to revisit the TRA not just in terms of security, but across economics, politics, and society as well.
