Posts Tagged: Biden
The Taliban Victory as a Victory of Faith
To understand the last 40 years of the Islamic struggle in Afghanistan, it is worth looking at the legacy of Abdullah Azzam. Born in a...
The Taliban and Al-Qaeda: What Next?
The Taliban proved that they value loyalty when they rejected US and Saudi pressure to hand over Osama bin Laden no matter the cost. The...
Little Enthusiasm in the Middle East for the Taliban Victory
Though the Hamas leadership is certainly happy over the sweeping Taliban victory in Afghanistan, the response in its media sites only faintly registered it. Felesteen,...
Who Are the New Taliban? No One Really Knows
To be fair, the Taliban -- despite controlling all of Afghanistan since Sunday, including the capital Kabul -- have yet to announce a government and...
We Must Hasten the Rescue of Afghan Refugees
The United States of America has long served as a beacon of hope for those "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Since the 1800s, millions of...
America’s Afghan Pull-out Benefits China and Russia
The American exit from Afghanistan has created a power vacuum. The quartet of China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran stands to benefit the most from the US...
The Irrational Faith in Reason of the Liberal Intellectual
JNS.org - Anyone who imagines that the increasingly aggressive behavior of the Iranian regime will force US President Joe Biden to abandon his attempted revival...
A World Without US Primacy Is a Very Dangerous Place
A world without American primacy could prove a dangerous place. In comparison with the global powers of the past, American dominance in world affairs was more...
Playing Politics: Saudi Arabia Targets Middle America
In a striking move, the Saudi embassy in Washington has hired a lobbying and public relations firm headquartered in the American heartland rather than the...
The Tragedy of Leaving Afghanistan
In the history of the world, no foreign power has ever occupied or been able to remain in Afghanistan, that landlocked and remote country in...
The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord
A little-noted provision in the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran could scupper the deal’s resuscitation. The provision’s magic date is 2023. If the Biden administration chooses...
Biden and the Middle East: Navigating Between Idealpolitik and Realpolitik
Western foreign policy is often a delicate balancing act between realpolitik policy — one that is based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations;...
Report: In Letter to Biden, PA and Hamas Commit to Two-State Solution on 1967 Lines
i24 News - The Palestinian Authority (PA) sent an official letter to the White House claiming that all factions, including the ruling Islamist group Hamas...
Can Biden’s Zeal to Deal Work Better Than ‘Maximum Pressure’
JNS.org - If, as a New York Times headline noted, Israel’s reaction to the news that the United States is ready to start talking with...
