by Tim Donner | Oct 12, 2023 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Most observers agree that Joe Biden did at least the minimum and said the right things in his speech to the nation days after the barbaric invasion of Israel by Islamists bent on terrorizing, murdering, and kidnapping as many Jews as possible. But especially...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 18, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
The new close relationship between China and Iran has birthed a new threat. Like China has in the past found campus life useful for pushing the People’s Republic of China (PRC) agenda, Iran is now popping up on college campuses to spread propaganda on the virtues of...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 2, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Failure of the US to secure the sea lanes in the Persian Gulf has drawn the ire of Gulf States. Recent ship seizures by Iran have prompted sharp criticism from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among others. American allies in the region are wondering where the US...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Since former President Trump’s historic brokering of the Abraham Accords toward the end of his presidency, the Biden administration has allowed US influence in the Middle East to wither. The result is that China has gained a foothold as the consiglieri of peace...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 1, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Middle East trip (Jan. 29-31) was described as an opportunity for positive discussions on regional issues. However, an Israeli drone raid on Iran and the deadliest West Bank Palestinian violence in several years, taking the lives of...