Making a home through food
Iranian-born, Atlanta-based restaurateur Forough Vakili embodies the American dream
Iran
Thursday
After decades of waiting, China goes on the diplomatic offensive
From high-profile visits to brokering international agreements, Xi is riding high
Wednesday
In defense of America the arms dealer
In an era of great-power competition, Washington can’t afford to be too picky
Thursday
It’s time for Congress to take back its war powers
The repeal of the force authorization in Iraq is a step in the right direction
Friday
The Middle East catches diplomacy fever
Suddenly countries usually fraught with turmoil are negotiating with each other
Tuesday
Israel’s wake-up call to America
The United States should not force Israel to strike Iran; it should take the lead
Sunday
Why China’s budding relationship with the Saudis spells trouble
Joe Biden has fecklessly ceded the field and Xi Jinping is stepping in
Friday
Down with the American morality police
Unlike Iran’s, they are not so easy to disband
Tuesday
The US-Iran match was just a soccer game
The geopolitical drama and tension off the field was nowhere to be found
Friday
Why Biden’s attempt to revive the Iran deal is faltering
Washington is quietly giving up hope on the 2015 agreement
Wednesday
The inevitable return of Bibi Netanyahu
Israeli elections appear set to return him to power in a stunning comeback
Friday
Why Israel won’t give lethal aid to Ukraine
And why it’s probably the right call
Sunday
The right’s dangerous embrace of soft isolationism
Not only is withdrawing from the world a bad idea, it’s fundamentally un-conservative
Thursday
The Russia-Iran axis that’s menacing Ukraine
The two pariah nations are finding plenty of room to collaborate, starting on drones
Thursday
How the US failed to stop OPEC from cutting oil production
The administration’s foreign policy is seen as weak and feckless
Tuesday
Don’t expect the protests to topple Iran’s government
The Islamic Republic has survived mass demonstrations before
Sunday
How two deaths shook Iran to its core
Mahsa Amini and the ailing Supreme Leader reveal a regime headed for crisis
Friday
Putin and Xi herald a rising authoritarian axis
The West has a serious challenge on its hands
Friday
The Greatest Living American Writer on Salman Rushdie
‘The attack on Rushdie is an attack on all writers, but even more so on me, because of my prominence’
Friday
The attack on Salman Rushdie is an ominous warning
The danger seemed to have passed but extremists continue to plague the world
