The death of Sinwar, the mastermind behind the savage October 7 attack that led to the Gaza war, presents a new challenge to Netanyahu and Hamas. Neither has realized their ultimate objective and now faces a new reality they cannot wish away The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is significant only if Netanyahu and…

Due to the critical importance of women’s rights to abortion in this election, I decided to deviate from my weekly column to promote attention to the crucial issue of abortion rights, which has far-reaching implications on core human rights that no one can violate with impunity The right to abortion is a human rights issue…

The year since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s retaliation have demonstrated once again that neither has learned anything from decades of horrific violence as they continue to miscalculate each other’s intentions and resolve Israeli-Palestinian relations have reached a new nadir in the year since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s…

As Iran is currently weighing whether or not to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah, the US and Israel should make it possible for Tehran not to retaliate without losing face and potentially avert further escalation of the conflict if not a regional war. Following the assassination of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General…

After 76 years of conflict laden with mutually disastrous mistakes, miscalculations, and missed opportunities, Israel and the Palestinians have created irrefutable political and factual realities they must now face In last week’s article entitled “The Four Psychological Dimensions Behind Hamas’ Attack and Israel’s Retaliation,” I explored how the historical, religious, ideological, and humanitarian dimensions have…

This article was originally published at Devex The upcoming United Nations General Assembly’s annual gathering comes at a time of extremely heightened international tension. For this reason, it must focus on three critical issues affecting every nation: climate change, human rights violations, and the pervasiveness of violence worldwide As the UN prepares for its annual…

Hamas’ attack and Israel’s retaliatory war are the dire by-products of decades-long psychological impediments—historical, ideological, religious, and humanitarian—that have hindered any progress toward a solution while making the conflict ever more intractable Hamas’s savage October 7 attack on Israel and the latter’s massive retaliatory war are rooted in four dimensions of psychological impediments—historical, ideological, religious,…

Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti’s consistent efforts to assert Kosovo’s sovereignty over the predominantly ethnic Serb municipalities do not bolster Kosovo’s independence. Instead, Kurti’s misplaced efforts only strain EU-Kosovo ties while exposing his lack of confidence in Kosovo’s sovereign resiliency Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti’s decision to close five parallel institutions for the predominantly ethnic Serbians in…

US financial support of various UN organizations is critical not only for the fulfillment of their humanitarian causes but also to serve America’s best national interests. Such support bolsters its global leadership role and influence, enabling it to walk on high moral ground During Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States withdrew from several international organizations….