Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” built around heads of state, including Russia, is structurally ill-suited to end the Israel–Hamas war and to govern postwar Gaza in any sustainable way At a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump unveiled his newly formed Board of Peace to end the Israel-Hamas war. During a…

Alon Ben-Meir · Mr. Trump: Greenland Is Not for Sale Trump’s absurdity seems to have no limits. Feeling emboldened after invading Venezuela, he feels he can now swallow another country at his whim. His eyes are now fixated on Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, under the pretext that it is necessary for American national…

Trump’s invasion of Venezuela to seize its oil under the pretense of combating drug trafficking is an act of piracy that shatters what’s left of America’s moral, legal, and ideological standing under Trump, while violating international law and every norm of conduct Trump’s actions in Venezuela are morally calamitous, showing a perilous disregard for human…

The Democrats can potentially wrest control of Congress in the upcoming midterm election only if they listen very carefully to what the American people are yearning for. The public cares less about left, right, or centrist slogans; they need a government that provides the means and the opportunities to meet their basic needs and live…

Trump’s reckless and arbitrary use of his presidential power to pardon anyone he chooses, irrespective of their crime and conviction, erodes trust and weakens the rule of law in the US and undermines its credibility and commitment to international law and human rights around the world I stopped counting how many ethical red lines Trump…

Trump has chosen the path of disastrous authoritarianism. What would it take to stop him from destroying our democracy and replacing it with a dictatorship? Every American must remember that the US is not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover; we are in it. Trump is acting on it methodically in broad daylight, with…

There is a growing consensus among many notable political scientists and historians that America is at a perilous crossroads; Trump has chosen the road that leads to disastrous authoritarianism. The question is what it would take to stop Trump from destroying our democracy and replacing it with a dictatorship For nearly 250 years, despite its…

It is hard to imagine that there is not a single adult in Trump’s orbit to tell him that withdrawing from the many UN agencies that provide critical humanitarian services undermine rather than advance the US’ national interest and global standing Alon Ben-Meir · Trump's Assault on the UN is Self-Defeating There is no other…

The Democratic Party has no time to spare; they must use every legitimate tool to stop Trump in his tracks. The results of next year’s midterm election will demonstrate whether or not the Democratic Party has what it takes to save the nation from Trump’s march toward the abyss. The Democratic Party now faces the…