Europe Has Little to Gain from Standing by Iran
Businesses know what governments don’t.
November 5, 2018
Mohammad bin Salman and the Middle East’s Long Line of Reformist Dictators
The myth of the modernizer.
Until the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de-facto ruler Mohammad bin Salman had been hailed in the West for his efforts at reforming his country: allowing women to drive, curbing the export of religious fanaticism, attempting to wean his country from its dependency on oil, and even pursuing sub-rosa ties with Israel. Reuel Marc Gerecht notes that the Middle East has a long history of strongmen who tried to modernize their societies, with mixed results:
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Mohammad bin Salman and the Middle East’s Long Line of Reformist Dictators
The myth of the modernizer.
Jews Have No Shortage of Experience Responding to Deadly Attacks
On the martyrs of Pittsburgh.
A Catholic’s Love Letter to Judaism
“I benefited from many Jewish guides and guideposts on my road to Roman Catholicism.”
A Family Photo Album Provides a Rare Look at the Vanished World of Lithuanian Jewry
Lost and found.