Opinion

The IMEC will not solve everything. But as an off-ramp from stalled normalization and an on-ramp to a shared strategic future, it may be the rare piece of timing the region actually gets right.

America is being tested as to whether it can keep its republic, just as we are being tested as to whether we can retain our democracy. Let us all hope that both of us can pass the test.

What was once a relatively coherent strategic network seems to have devolved into a collection of entities pursuing parochial interests while maintaining loose ideological and material ties to Iran

In reality, Lebanon will not begin its reform before addressing the roots of Hezbollah’s armed power through either a grand settlement or long-term attrition

This generation of stars has gone to bat for a man convicted of murdering civilians, insisting that the price of “peace” is his release.

Israel’s rough social style reveals a lived morality and authenticity that is often absent in Western politeness.

Israel’s current war has left deep emotional wounds still in need of healing. Yet we can take pride in knowing that Shalva fulfilled its national responsibility with devotion and dignity.

When societies struggle, many leaders find it easier to blame Jews than fix their own problems, as Venezuela demonstrates today

This is the moment to dismantle Hamas’s remaining capabilities. Israel can and must finish the mission, not out of ambition, but out of necessity.

Teen violence is a wake-up call. It invites us to rebuild the social fabric that has unraveled. The choice of what the coming years will look like for this generation rests in our hands.