Why Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood crackdown is long overdue
Intelligence about the activities of Egyptian, Jordanian and Lebanese Islamists will rapidly implicate Qatar and Turkey as the Brotherhood’s key international sponsors
Yemen
Wednesday
Saturday
How an international community of do-gooders made the US lose the plot in Yemen
As British Ambassador to Yemen, I watched Washington with growing frustration
Friday
I Dream of Lamu
The otherworldly strangeness of the place was always part of the allure
Tuesday
Did Kamala Harris ‘stun’ at the Met Gala?
Plus: Canada ‘not for sale,’ new PM tells Trump
Wednesday
Which member of the ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat are you?
Tag yourself, I’m Pete Hegseth
Tuesday
Mike Waltz claims he has ‘never met’ Atlantic editor
But Jeffrey Goldberg says in his write-up that he has met the National Security Advisor
Monday
The ‘government by groupchat’ scandal should cost Mike Waltz his job
The National Security Advisor accidentally added the editor of the Atlantic to a message thread in which Houthi air strikes were planned
Monday
Why air strikes on the Houthis will fail
All other attempts to stop the Houthis haven’t worked. Why should Trump’s be any different?
Sunday
Trump has elevated the Houthis as an opponent
The cold, hard truth is that air strikes have seldom proven lethal enough to decapitate rebel movements and regimes in the Middle East
Tuesday
Iran attacks Israel: what does it mean and what happens next?
Right now, the attack looks constrained
Tuesday
The US is unwise to lift restrictions on the sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of munitions previously held up will now be delivered over the coming months
Wednesday
Waging war through poetry
It is through verse that the Houthi regime asserts its legitimacy, confounds its enemies and rallies its supporters
Wednesday
The UN’s constant famine crisis problem
The World Food Program’s manic rhetoric could lead to accusations of crying wolf
Monday
Don’t expect much from Biden’s Middle East trip
Outcomes will likely be unimpressive
Tuesday
‘America or chaos’ is a false choice
Foreign policy leadership does not mean getting involved in every conflict
Tuesday
Washington’s dirtiest war at last goes silent
There’s been a ceasefire in Yemen, though you can forgive the Yemenis for having doubts
Tuesday
What’s the difference between Yemen and Ukraine?
We’ve been brutal towards Russia and tepid towards the Saudis. Why?
Wednesday
The decline of drone killings
Under Joe Biden, drones are being used far less as a tool of war. But will it stick?
Saturday
The dark Prince
A short history of a very modern mercenary
Sunday
How drones are dramatically changing warfare
Within a very few years, every vulnerable public building, sports stadium or city center will have to install some kind of drone defense
