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One can confidently say this that year was the autumn of illegal arms. The trade in illusions and lies of the hollow “resistance” of Hezbollah was exposed. Non-state actors’ failures have shown that they neither deter nor protect. Their arms could not even protect the men who carry them, let alone…

The court of the first quarter of the 21st Century resumed its meetings. The judges spent a long time studying the accused's case. It is violent, terrifying, and a reminder of what rulers were like during World War II. They leafed through papers that smelled like blood, witnessed the piles of small…

Ask Americans to close their eyes and imagine the future, and they probably won’t picture Britain. That’s the land of yesterday: castles, warm beer, an actual king. But a new paper argues that events on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean — specifically Britain’s post-Brexit struggles — offer a…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is rushing to establish “Greater Israel,” seems to have made unprecedented progress towards realizing his ambitions in 2025. In Israel, it is becoming increasingly clear that the man understands the rabid fundamentalism that has taken root and…

The first quarter of the 21st Century was catching its breath like a weary warrior firing his last shots. Judges were hastily called to a meeting. They feared that the first quarter would leave behind deadly mines for the years to come. They were alarmed at how international laws were reviled and…

“AmericaFest” wrapped up in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday. It was the first Turning Point USA conference held since Charlie Kirk, who had founded the organization in 2012, was killed earlier this year. Turning Point is a major force in American domestic politics and a key power broker in the…

In the 22 years that passed between September 11, 2001, and October 7, 2023, many things changed and much remained the same in Iraq. It continued to occupy a crucial geopolitical position, and the nature of its politics changed. After 9/11, Iraq became the arena for a globalization of regional…

Hezbollah has, for the thousandth time, refused to lay down its arms, as have Hamas and Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujabaa. It is, of course, easy to demonstrate how Iran’s wishes and its need for the continued armament of our militants contribute to determining their stance. Radical…

In some of the ancient civilizations each year was designated with a label rather than a number. For example, there was a Year of the Locust, a Year of the Flood, or a Year of Golden Harvest. Following that tradition, what label do you think would suit 2025? One suggestion is: the Year of…

In biology, the concept of “adaptation” was introduced to describe how human beings adjust to rapid environmental change. The timeline of this adaptation varies from one species to another. It is a useful concept for those interested in animal husbandry, as acclimating animals to a new reality…

President Donald Trump is now working from Florida after he and his senior aides left the White House for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Crises do not take days off, but they do follow their protagonists, and so the three mediators followed their American partner in Miami. Seeking to…

On December 19, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included the permanent repeal of the Caesar Act. Nearly a month earlier - before this step lifted the crippling sanctions imposed on Damascus under the former regime - Ahmad al-Sharaa visited the…