Diplomatic Engagement with Islamists (Almost) Never Works
A popular idea that’s failed many times.
August 18, 2017
Diplomatic Engagement with Islamists (Almost) Never Works
A popular idea that’s failed many times.
Last year, a British parliamentary commission issued a report urging the Foreign Office to engage diplomatically with Islamist leaders and even to try to persuade them to take more liberal stances. Such suggestions have gained purchase recently among Western diplomats and policy experts; John Jenkins is, to say the least, skeptical:
August 18, 2017
Enforcing the Ceasefire May Be America’s Way Forward in Syria
Keeping Russia in check.
For Jews, Laughter Should Be a Religious Experience
No joke.
Members of the Far Left Gather to Cheer a Terrorist
Farewell to Rasmea Odeh.
Could an Ancient Eclipse Explain a Biblical Omen?
Isaiah, Hezekiah, and the moving shadow.