History

A Brief History of Hamas

With the devastating attacks by Hamas on Israel on October 7th of this year that killed hundreds, it is important to understand the group that has caused Israel to declare war. Hamas is now one

Middle East

Israel at War

Around 6:30 on the morning of October 7th, almost exactly to the day of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 October War, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from Gaza. Hamas launched thousands of

History

Kissinger Before Nixon

This year Henry Kissinger turned 100 years old. It is quite a seminal milestone in a storied life operating at the highest echelons of the American government. He has become one of the most regarded

International

BRICS Expansion and Its Discontents

This year’s BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa (held August 22-24), started with a noticeable absence of one of its leaders—Vladimir Putin. He was unable to attend because an arrest warrant issued by the International

Forty-Five

Donald Trump vs. the People

Donald Trump now has a clear idea of the magnitude of the legal peril he faces after he was indicted in the two outstanding major cases against him. Unlike the first two indictments—hush money payments

Europe

The Prigozhin Saga

Everyone knew Putin would seek revenge over the dramatic events of June 23rd, 2023, orchestrated by Yevgeny Prigozhin, and that Prigozhin was a dead man walking. That is, everyone except Prigozhin himself it seemed. On

Forty-Five

Trump Arrested in Classified Documents Case

Former President Trump was formally arrested yesterday in Miami on Federal charges in his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Trump faces 37 separate charges according to the indictment released last

Forty-Five

Donald Trump Arrested

When Donald Trump first ran for the office of the President of the United States, he rallied his supporters with chants of “Lock her up!” against his main opponent, Hillary Clinton. Clinton, who had faced