The Death of the Caliph and Islamic State’s Uncertain Future
The terrorist group’s prospects do not seem promising.
February 7, 2022
A Lead Negotiator’s Resignation Points to Just How Bad the Coming Deal with Iran Is Likely to Be
“Sunset clauses” will remain in place—and they’re about to start going into effect.
In December, the State Department has recently admitted, Richard Nephew left the U.S. team conducting negotiations with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program. Nephew, who had been the number-two negotiator and had previously been involved in the talks leading to the 2015 agreement, reportedly believed that Washington was too eager to make dangerous concessions—a view shared by two of his colleagues, who have “stepped back” from their involvement as well. Richard Goldberg examines what a deal might look like at this point:
February 7, 2022
A Lead Negotiator’s Resignation Points to Just How Bad the Coming Deal with Iran Is Likely to Be
“Sunset clauses” will remain in place—and they’re about to start going into effect.
How a Year in Israel Could Transform Diaspora Jewry
The best preparation for college?
When It Came to the Jews, Wagner and Marx Shared a Common Hatred
These two ex-friends saw Jews as the embodiment of the evils of liberalism.
Reading Johannes Vermeer Midrashically
The Astronomer, the rescue of Moses, and two aspects of wonder.