Benjamin Netanyahu Wins Elections because—to Most Israelis—He’s Right about What Matters
Even most of his opponents agree.
April 11, 2019
How the U.S. Can Thread the Kurdish-Turkish Needle
If it doesn’t, both sides will turn to Moscow and Tehran.
A key ally in the American war against Islamic State has been the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which now control, with the help of roughly 2,000 U.S. troops, the northeastern third of the country. To Ankara’s great consternation, the SDF is led by the YPG, a Kurdish militia that is for all intents and purposes an extension of the PKK, a Kurdish terrorist group operating within Turkey’s borders. The resulting Turkish-Kurdish tensions, argue Merve Tahiroglu and Andrew Gabel, leave both parties likely to turn to the Syria-Iran-Russia axis to broker the conflict—unless Washington uses its leverage:
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The U.S. Should Not Rejoin the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
And Washington should make clear that it is ready and willing to use force.
How the U.S. Can Thread the Kurdish-Turkish Needle
If it doesn’t, both sides will turn to Moscow and Tehran.
A Medieval Italian Haggadah with Lavish Illustrations of Passover Preparations—and the Slaughtering of Pigs
In the international gothic style.
The Dishonest Smearing of a British Philosopher as an Anti-Semite
Roger Scruton, George Soros, and the dangers of ellipses.