Norman A. Bailey is a Professor of Economics and National Security at IWP and Former Senior Director of International Economic Affairs with the White House National Security Council.
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Demonizing the Donald
For some, President Donald Trump can do no right, but so far there is much to applaud. Still, one great challenge threatens to undermine everything.
Read More from Demonizing the Donald ›On Iran, follow Reagan’s example
Planning and forceful implementation can bring down the ayatollahs as it did the Soviet bloc.
Read More from On Iran, follow Reagan’s example ›Where the Trump administration may be getting it right
Two documents reveal the difference between this US administration and its predecessor on Middle East policy.
Read More from Where the Trump administration may be getting it right ›What Russian Revolution?
Last month marked the 100th anniversary of the so-called Russian “revolution.” There are few events in history that have been subject to so much misinformation and disinformation.
Read More from What Russian Revolution? ›Why can’t world leaders think outside the box?
Shifting the US embassy to Jerusalem should be quick, easy and cheap.
Read More from Why can’t world leaders think outside the box? ›Seismic upheavals in the Middle East
The recent earthquake in the Iran-Iraq border area serves as a metaphor for major political developments in the region with shock waves affecting Israel.
Read More from Seismic upheavals in the Middle East ›Has Israel been Trumped?
Nine months into Donald Trump’s administration in the US, the advantages to Israel look meager compared with expectations.
Read More from Has Israel been Trumped? ›Of deficiencies, excesses, and fifth columns
It was as if the world did not already have enough to worry about, what with North Korea brandishing missiles, Russia and China rampaging around their respective areas displaying their military hardware and cyber-capabilities, the Middle East and North Africa continuing their slide into chaos, and Venezuela demonstrating how very bad governments can turn a rich country into a…
Read More from Of deficiencies, excesses, and fifth columns ›Media overlooks Sunni Arabs’ Israel overtures
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among the region’s countries warming to Israel.
Read More from Media overlooks Sunni Arabs’ Israel overtures ›Does Europe have a death wish?
Two recent decisions by European official bodies indicate that the answer to the question posed in the title of this article may be “yes.”
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