Foreign Policy

Nixon and Kissinger understood Israeli military power to be an asset to America, not a liability, and they formulated a strategy designed to exploit that power.

Nov. 1 2023 12:01AM

America’s adversaries are testing its boundaries more and more, a sign of its diminished deterrent power. A former Marine officer explains where it went and how to restore it.

March 18 2022 12:01AM

When it comes to the new administration’s relationship with Iran, the honeymoon is already long over. A foremost national-security expert joins us to explain what’s going on.

Feb. 25 2021 12:02AM

The author of a new book about Israel’s diplomatic history joins us to discuss the enduring lessons he’s learned from surveying 3,000 years of Jewish history.

Jan. 28 2021 12:02AM

George Soros and Charles Koch team up.

Eliana Johnson
Feb. 3 2020 12:01AM

Mosaic’s key foreign-policy analyst elaborates on his latest big essay.

Feb. 21 2019 12:01AM

Smaller and internally more homogeneous political units may offer a brighter prospect for stability in the region than the forcible unification of decomposed Arab states.

July 25 2016 12:01AM

Over the past eighteen months, it has increased its nuclear supply by 20 percent.

Jonathan Tobin
June 4 2015 12:01AM

A nuclear deal is only the beginning. The president’s goal, at the expense of America’s allies, is full-fledged détente with Iran.

April 22 2015 12:01AM

How the president has exploited the international campaign against IS in order to accommodate Iran.

Oct. 15 2014 5:00AM

Common enemies and shared interests have aligned the Saudis, the Egyptians, and other Arabs with the Jewish state. That’s the good news.

Sept. 1 2014 11:00PM

By seeking reconciliation with Iran, Washington alienates its allies and contributes to ever greater mayhem in the Middle East.

Aug. 6 2014 12:01AM

A single conflict now stretches from Baghdad to Beirut. How many sides are there—and whose side is the U.S. on?

July 2 2014 5:22PM

Nobody could match him as an interpreter of the Arab Middle East—or as a deft and witty scourge of his academic opponents.

June 26 2014 5:40PM