US Alone In Support For Israel War Effort

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Norman Lear, 1922-2023

A television icon is gone at 101.

FPTP v. PR

A T-Day Illustration.

Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

Israel Forms Unity Government to Avenge Hamas Atrocities

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

Where Does Europe End?

An idea, not a continent.

Sweden To Join NATO

Turkey’s Erdogan has agreed to drop his objection.

Erdogan Conditions Sweden’s NATO Bid on Turkey EU Admission

Finally, a rationale that makes sense.

NATO to Bolster Ukraine Aid

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

US Considering Sending Banned Weapons to Ukraine

A bad idea fueled by desperation.

Henry Kissinger at 100

A rare man and a rare milestone.

Biden Neutral on Turkish Elections

Normal diplomacy with an abnormal ally.

Turkey’s Elections

Don’t get your hopes up.

Turkey-Syria Quake Kills 1300+

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

China Aiding Russia in Ukraine War

The PRC is skirting sanctions to supply a frienemy.

Far-Right Idiocy in Sweden

Swedish right-wing provocation and Turkish short-sightedness.

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Turkey Sending Banned Munitions to Ukraine

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

State Department to Spell Turkiye ‘Turkiye’

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

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Germany Open for Immigration

The times they are a changing.

Craziness, Disconnectedness, and a Toxic Political Climate Equals Violence

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Ash Carter, 1954-2022

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

Putin’s Nuclear Gambit

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

Russia Curtails Air Travel for Military Aged Males

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

Finland and Sweden Joining NATO

The Western alliance is getting stronger in the face of Russian aggression.

End of the Week Tab Clearing

More stories than there is time to blog.

Turkey the Country Now Türkiye (Bird Still Turkey)

Our ostensible ally is seeking to rebrand itself.

Finland and Sweden Apply to NATO, Turkey an Obstacle

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Russia’s Brain Drain

Intellectuals are fleeing as Soviet-style censorship returns.

Yet More Ukraine Peace Talks

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

Acceptable Ukraine End States?

What will Zelensky, Putin, and the West settle for?

Putin’s War Gets Closer to NATO

Strikes near the Polish border show the real possibility of escalation.

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Putin’s Offramp?

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

West Accelerates Pressure on Russia

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

Raid on Terrorist Leader Kills More Civilians

The American way of war kills a lot of noncombatants.

John Madden, 1936-2021

The Hall of Fame coach and legendary broadcaster is dead at 85.

10 Years On

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

Is Autocracy Really Winning?

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

Douthat Misses the Point on Hungary

Hungary is part of a broader global trend, but the real issue isn’t Hungary, it is the Americans who praise Hungary.

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Biden Declares Armenian Genocide a Genocide

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

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UN Ambassador’s Chief of Staff Loses Clearance

A bizarre case of bureaucratic ineptitude.

Trump Taxes: Corruption and Foreign Influence

The Times investigation sheds more light on what most of us already knew.

Trump Taxes: Topline Findings

The President is deeply leveraged with no escape in sight.

Bolton: Trump Asked China to Help Re-Election

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

Turkey at War with Syria and Europe

President Erdogan is playing a dangerous game.

Russia Bombs Turkish Troops in Syria

Because you needed one more thing to worry about.

The Problematic Acting DNI

Only the best people.

It’s Putin’s World, We’re Just Living In It

Notwithstanding Russia’s weak position vis a vis the west, It’s Putin who seems to be winning.

Five Sentenced To Death In Khashoggi Murder, But The Coverup Continues

Five men have been sentenced to die by a Saudi Arabian court for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but the parties who are really responsible are getting off scot-free.