From The American Conservative:The New York Times reports on the resignation of Brian Hook, who will be replaced by none other than Elliott Abrams:Mr. Hook will be succeeded by Elliott Abrams, a conservative foreign policy veteran and Iran hard-liner who is currently...
A Horrific Blast in Beirut
From The American Conservative:On Tuesday, there was a horrific explosion in the port of Beirut that ripped through the city and killed more than seventy people as well as injuring at least 4,000:Lebanon’s health ministry said that at least 78 people had died...
Tata DoD Nomination (Rightly) Runs Into a Wall of Opposition
From The American Conservative:Trump’s nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, former Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, ran into an obstacle when the Senate Armed Services Committee abruptly canceled his confirmation hearing today. His past anti-Muslim and...
‘Maximum Pressure’ Is Killing Lebanon, Too
From The American Conservative:Ali Hashem describes how U.S. “maximum pressure” on Iran is wrecking Lebanon and simultaneously making Lebanon more dependent on Iran:The more the United States ratchets up its pressure on Lebanon, the more opportunities will...
The US Doesn’t Need Another Cold War To Improve Itself
From The American Conservative:Hal Brands urges us to look on the bright side of decades of destructive international rivalry:But on balance, the Cold War was a force for equality because the reality of race relations in the US was incompatible with America’s...
No Evidence of ‘Self-Defense’ in Soleimani’s Killing
From The American Conservative:The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions has said in a new report that the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani earlier this year was in violation of international law, and noted that the...
Afghanistan and the Endless War Caucus
From The American Conservative:Barbara Boland reported on the House Armed Services Committee’s vote to impede withdrawal of US from Afghanistan:The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday night to put roadblocks on President Donald Trump’s vow to...
The Iran Obsession Has Isolated the US
From The American Conservative:Mike Pompeo delivered an embarrassing, clownish performance at the UN on Tuesday, and his attempt to gain support for an open-ended conventional arms embargo on Iran was rejected the rest of the old P5+1:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Attacking Congressional Oversight To Sell Weapons to War Criminals
From The American Conservative:The Trump administration is considering ending the process of giving Congress informal notification about pending arms sales:While congressional aides were not surprised by the proposed move, which they said the Trump administration has...
Recognizing the Limits of US Power
From The American Conservative:Jeremy Shapiro wrote an interesting review of Shields of the Republic, a new book by Mira Rapp-Hooper about U.S. alliances. Dan Drezner responds to Shapiro by changing the subject to talk about the recent clash between Indian and Chinese...


