Observers who believe the best outcome in Ukraine is a ceasefire or peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine are forced to contemplate a bleak landscape. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has articulated his goals for the current war: … [Read more...] about Key Factors In the Ukraine-Russia war
Contributor: Leslie S. Lebl
Winning and Losing in Ukraine
What to do about Ukraine is a current, burning question in Washington. The Biden Administration wants an additional $61 billion on top of the $113 billion the United States has already given Ukraine in support of its war against Russia. Proponents of … [Read more...] about Winning and Losing in Ukraine
Hamas in the U.S.
Much media reporting has rightly focused on how the U.S. government has routed funds to Iran that have financed, among other things, the Hamas attack on Israel, the build-up of Hezbollah, and the numerous attacks on U.S. military bases in Syria and … [Read more...] about Hamas in the U.S.
Who are the Students for Justice in Palestine?
Recent media reports typically show young women with headscarves, presumably Islamist-leaning Muslims, at the forefront of increasingly violent “pro-Palestinian” demonstrations. The barbaric attacks on Israel and Jews redoubled after the October 17 … [Read more...] about Who are the Students for Justice in Palestine?
The Muslim Brotherhood and Antisemitism
Many Westerners interpret Hamas' hatred of Israel as the result of a struggle over land or the alleged cruelty and debasement of Israel's occupation of Gaza (even though Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005). However, an important driver of this … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood and Antisemitism
Time to Outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood
Americans were shocked and horrified by Hamas's atrocious attack on Israel. But Israel is not the only country suffering from blindness to potential threats. Many Americans were also shocked and horrified by the virulent, widespread pro-Hamas and … [Read more...] about Time to Outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood
A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
On November 16, 2015, French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy published a commentary in which he urges the West to acknowledge that it is at war and must call things by their right names. He subsequently argues that we must battle Islamic jihad … [Read more...] about A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
Down the Slippery Slope
Left: Faiza Silmi, a 32-year-old Moroccan, walks past a bakery in a street of Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, southwest of Paris, April 21, 2010, Credit CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP Michel Houellebecq’s bestselling satirical novel Soumission, was published on January … [Read more...] about Down the Slippery Slope
Islam and Security in Bosnia-Herzegovina*
Left: Mujaheddin in Bosnia Eighteen years after the Dayton Agreement we hear little, if anything, about Bosnia. Though politicians such as President Bill Clinton and his envoy, the late Richard Holbrooke, were credited with ending the violence, it … [Read more...] about Islam and Security in Bosnia-Herzegovina*
Sharia's Dominion
Leslie S. Lebl, a former career foreign service officer with the State Department, is principal of Lebl Associates, a fellow of the American Center for Democracy, and author of the monograph, "Advancing U.S. Interests with the European Union." Two … [Read more...] about Sharia's Dominion