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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What’s to be done about Israel’s woeful public diplomacy?
Israel needs to fight the war over perceptions with professional weapons.
Read More from What’s to be done about Israel’s woeful public diplomacy? ›Approaching the precipice
As war drums start to accompany a breakdown in civility in the West, investors should beware.
Read More from Approaching the precipice ›Failed states and threats of war pulling world to precipice
In recent years two phenomena have come to dominate the international scene. One is the appearance of what have been given the name “failed states.”
Read More from Failed states and threats of war pulling world to precipice ›Making mountains out of molehills
Metal detectors are routinely installed at malls not to mention holy sites at Mecca and Medina. So why not at the Temple Mount?
Read More from Making mountains out of molehills ›The stresses driving the new populism
The current wave of populism sweeping the world isn’t necessarily ideological — as witness Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump.
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From the death of civility to violent death
It was all too predictable. The culture of hate, which has replaced the culture of dialogue in the US, has spilled over into lethal violence. Fittingly, this event happened in a quintessential American setting, training for a baseball game, the national sport.
Read More from From the death of civility to violent death ›Is Qatar kaput?
In 2014 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar to emphasize their objections to various policies adopted and actions taken by the Gulf state.
Read More from Is Qatar kaput? ›Paris Accord a distraction
The international furor over US withdrawal from the environmental agreement is obscuring genuinely significant developments in our region.
Read More from Paris Accord a distraction ›Prof. Bailey comments on Trump’s Middle East trip
Donald Trump’s Middle East trip was far from the predicted disaster, but the focus must stay on confronting Iran.
Read More from Prof. Bailey comments on Trump’s Middle East trip ›Trump tilts at Palestinian windmill
President Donald Trump’s ambition to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians will only divert his attention from more pressing matters.
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