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A Trip to Ukraine Clarified the Stakes. And They’re Huge.

Ukraine is a game-changer for the West, rivaling the importance of German unification, and the European Union is the key.

Netanyahu Is Unilaterally Changing the U.S.-Israel Relationship

In the quest for a peace and security deal, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia cannot let Netanyahu turn them into useful idiots.

A Biden Peace Deal Between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Senior Biden officials are in Riyadh on Thursday exploring the possibility of some kind of U.S.-Saudi-Israeli-Palestinian understanding.

A Letter to President Biden About Israel

Mr. President, this Israeli government needs another dose of your tough love about our shared interests and about U.S. strategic interests.

Biden to Netanyahu: Please Stop Trying to Rush Through Your Judicial Overhaul. Build a Consensus First.

In a rare move, President Biden publicly voiced his support for the monthslong democracy protests underway in Israel.

The U.S. Reassessment of Netanyahu’s Government Has Begun

Israel’s extremist governing coalition is going too far on too many fronts.

Putin, Prigozhin and the Danger of Disorder

The events playing out in Russia last weekend felt like the trailer for the next James Bond movie.

Donald Trump’s Quest to Break America’s Democracy

It’s a place where rules are for suckers, norms are for fools, truths are pliable and people of high character are banished.

From Tel Aviv to Riyadh

My recent journey through the Middle East was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in a region that has long been my second home.

It’s Time for Biden to Out-Trump Trump on Immigration

The only way to have a rational discussion about immigration is to do everything possible to secure the southern border like never before.