The New Iran Deal Exposes the Weaknesses of the Old One
Why centrifuges matter.
February 21, 2022
A New Saudi Holiday Symbolizes a Shift to Religious Moderation
Separating the kingdom’s identity from Wahhabism.
Tomorrow, Saudi Arabia will celebrate for the first time a new national holiday, Founding Day, which will commemorate a key date in the establishment of a precursor to the modern Saudi state. (The country only came into being in its present form in 1932, but its rulers descend from the same dynasty that reigned in the 18th century.) By choosing this particular date, Riyadh appears to be rewriting its national narrative so as to downplay the importance of Wahhabism—a puritanical and often extreme denomination of Islam—to the kingdom’s identity, as Simon Henderson explains:
February 21, 2022
Ukraine’s Plight Reminds Israel Why It Must Defend Itself, by Itself
Russia has slapped us back to our senses.
A New Saudi Holiday Symbolizes a Shift to Religious Moderation
Separating the kingdom’s identity from Wahhabism.
The Forgotten Story of the Jewish Tavernkeepers of Poland and Russia
Alcohol, trade, and kosher food.
How to Defend a City in Ancient Israel
Archaeology and defensive walls.