As America Gains the Upper Hand in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran Is Taking the War to Iraq
The war shifts from sea to land.
October 5, 2026
Pax Americana is Over. What Comes Next Is Still Up to America
The post-cold-war era was a respite from history. The U.S. should now focus on a smooth landing.
Last month, Xi Jinping came to the White House for a summit on “strategic stability.” What stability means 25 years after the cold war is a topic of intense debates, with a variety of ideas about how the U.S. should proceed. Tod Lindberg and Corban Teague argue that “none of these proposals grapple with the full weight of how different our new era will be from the relatively placid one it is superseding.”
October 5, 2026
Pax Americana is Over. What Comes Next Is Still Up to America
The post-cold-war era was a respite from history. The U.S. should now focus on a smooth landing.
Hubris and Failure on the Morning of October 7
A recent book in Hebrew takes stock of the Israeli mistakes that made Hamas’s success possible.
Through Genetic Research, Ancient Negev Wines May Be in Tomorrow’s Bottles
Over 1,000 years ago, the Negev produced some of the world’s best wines. Now, those wines could be resurrected.
A Former Cellmate’s Chilling Portrait of the Man Who Slaughtered the Last Jews of Warsaw
Conversations with an Executioner.