International Law and WMD Attacks on Israel
By Prof. Louis René Beres EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the years ahead, Israel could face the growing prospect of weapon of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism – i.e., attacks involving chemical, biological, More...
Realpolitik And Power Over Death: Unceasing Delusions Of World Politics
Prof. Louis René Beres, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Purdue University “Individual man sees in his country the realization of his earthly immortality.” Heinrich von Treitschke, Lectures More...
How The U.S. Fueled The Saudi War In Yemen
On Tuesday, President Trump released a statement defending U.S. ties with Saudi Arabia amid continuing international uproar about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. That’s despite U.S. intelligence More...
Israelis deserve to know: Is Netanyahu pursuing war with Iran?
The Mossad should be applauded for its intelligence achievement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be applauded for his presentation. While we Israelis weren’t exactly surprised to hear that the Iranians More...
How Lebanon under Iranian influence sees Israel’s war threats
The flagship trio leading Lebanon—the Maronite Christian president, the Sunni Muslim prime minister and the Shiite Muslim parliament speaker—is having trouble deciding whether the flood of threats from Israel More...
Uri Avnery: A History of Idiocy
I am furious. And I have good reason to be furious. I was going to write an article about a subject I have been thinking about for a long time. This week I opened the New York Times and lo, my yet More...
The State Of Global Peace
War, terrorism and the refugeee crisis have all combined to make the world less peaceful this year than it was last year. The 2016 Global Peace Index claims that only 10 nations around the world are More...
Video Shows Iran-Backed Militia Led by Designated Terrorist Using U.S. Tank in Iraq
An Iran-backed Shia militia led by a designated terrorist has recently been spotted operating an American-made M1 Abrams tank, the Long War Journal reported on Monday. In a recently released video montage More...
ISIS attack in Israel is just a matter of time
A senior security official have estimated that an Islamic State (ISIS) attack inside Israel is a matter of time, as the number of Israeli Arab citizens who support the terrorist group grows. An IDF’s More...
How much does war and violence cost the global economy every year?
How much does war and violence cost the global economy every year? As well as its huge human toll, indirect costs associated with violence cost the world’s economy upwards of $14 trillion each More...