Louis René Beres
ARTICLES BY: Louis René Beres
A Way Toward a Better World
In the introduction to his eccentric but still magisterial The Decline of the West (1918), Oswald Spengler acknowledges the inspirational “philosophy of Goethe.” More precisely,...
Why ‘Palestine’ Would Be a Dangerous Fiction
“The first general law, which is to be found in the very end of the society of Nations, is that each Nation should contribute as...
Donald Trump Shamefully Whitewashes North Korean Human Rights Abuses
US President Donald Trump traveled to Singapore to negotiate urgent nuclear matters and not to discuss North Korean violations of basic human rights. Nonetheless, any...
Would Donald Trump Actually Use the Bomb?
After the Helsinki Summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, certain fearful matters of “high politics” in American diplomacy are discussed only...
After Helsinki, US Abandons Its Legal Obligations in Syria
Among several noteworthy and interrelated Helsinki summit policy derelictions -- most obviously, Vladimir Putin’s still unpunished aggressions in Crimea -- US President Donald Trump chose to ignore America’s...
Lamed-Vav and the Danger of Donald
Whatever else Donald Trump might believe, the state of our American union is deeply intertwined with the state of our world. There is no getting...
US Foreign Policy Cannot Ignore Human Rights
US President Donald Trump traveled to Singapore to negotiate nuclear issues, not to discuss North Korean violations of basic human rights. Still, any such willful...
Why Trump’s Policies Will Ultimately Harm Israel
"Hereby it is manifest that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition...
How the World Could See the End of War
"Where will it end? When will it all be lulled back into sleep, and cease, the bloody hatred, the destruction?" -- Aeschylus (Oresteia), presenting the ending of Agamemnon. The...
The US Must Maintain Nuclear Deterrence, Not Try to Disarm North Korea
"Deterrence is concerned with influencing the choices that another party will make, and doing it by influencing his expectations of how we will behave." -- Thomas...
International Law and WMD Attacks on Israel
In the years ahead, Israel could face the growing prospect of WMD terrorism, i.e., attacks involving chemical, biological, or even nuclear weapons. In this context,...
The US, Russia, and Syria — What to Worry About Next
"Where there were great military actions, there lies whitening now the jawbone of an ass." - Saint-John Perse (French poet, 1887-1975) More than likely, the recent allied...
A US-Russia Military Encounter in Syria: Implications for Israel
For the most part, Israel has always been able to identify and manage its own particular involvements with Syria, regarding both the incessantly criminal regime...
Donald Trump, Syria, and the Prevention of Genocide
President Donald Trump recently announced his intention to get out of Syria "very soon." This would run counter to America's urgent obligations under binding international law. Moreover, because these...
