The historian of American statecraft and spycraft and conservative political philosopher Angelo Codevilla talks about the ruling elite, Jonathan Pollard, and the rise of the techno-surveillance state—and the consequent demise of the American Empire
Bernard-Henri Lévy presents his extraordinary documentary Peshmerga at the United Nations, but civilization isn’t listening
‘We should not have abandoned Kurdistan, the only real pole of stability in the region’
Successive two-term administrations made a mess of the Middle East. Who will clean up?
Hussein funded terrorism against Israelis and rocketed the country’s cities during the Gulf War
An Interview With Abdul Halim Khaddam, the former Vice President and Foreign Minister of Syria
Bafflement: a reasonable response to a barbarian upsurge
A former student remembers the influential scholar and expert in Arab history, who died this week at age 68
With chemical weapons used in Syria, Israelis fear an attack at home
Stolen Kremlin records show how the Soviets, including Gorbachev, created many of today’s Middle East conflicts
Upheaval in Egypt and Libya has led to widespread looting—and the plunder is being sold on the Israeli market
New files show Hussein’s paranoia regarding Israel
Donald Rumsfeld was discredited when he left the Bush Administration in 2006, but the recent Middle East uprisings might be vindication for both Bush’s Freedom Agenda and the man who helped shape it. The former Defense secretary talks to Tablet Magazine.
Nationalism plays a vital role in Egyptian life, and its influence—despite Arab nationalism’s frequent association with dictatorial regimes—could be a key bulwark against religious extremism there
A five-hour French biopic mythologizes 1970s terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who masterminded a glamorous and fetishized vision of senseless death and is still trying to shape his own image
Kurds and Jews share a similar history and a common enemy
In his new memoir, Christopher Hitchens recounts the rich history of his public crusades
On the eve of the Iraqi elections, the daughter of Iraqi Jews mourns the destruction of Baghdad’s once-vibrant Jewish community
