The US has ditched professional diplomacy

The first priority is Trump's image, not national interests.

Nicholas Grossman

Pressure Mounts on Hezbollah

It is clear that US pressure on Hezbollah is increasing. The Americans want to dry up the party's resources, particularly those that the US Treasury accuse of illegal trade in drugs and arms in…

Elie Fawaz

Will China Seize Taiwan?

“China must be, and will be reunified,” Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingdeclared in a speech in January. Xi spoke of “peaceful reunification” withTaiwan, but he warned, “We do not forsake the use of force…

Peter Gries* and Tao Wang