Peter Beinart
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Defense One provides news, analysis, and ideas about the future of national security to defense and industry leaders, innovative decision-makers, and informed citizens. → Read More
Democrats Are Allowing Trump to Frame the Debate on China
If they keep speaking the GOP’s language, it will haunt them for years to come. → Read More
What Kasich Gives Biden
The Republican ex-governor amplifies the Democratic candidate’s remarkably simple message to voters. → Read More
Even a Bolder Biden Will Only Go So Far
The pandemic has expanded his ambitions—just not enough to challenge the Pentagon. → Read More
In Right-Wing Media, the Pivot Didn’t Happen
The president belatedly acknowledged how dire a threat COVID-19 is, but many of his enablers in right-wing media refuse to take his cue. → Read More
Impeachment Hurt Somebody. It Wasn’t Trump.
In the end, the president succeeded in doing precisely what he wanted in the first place: tarring a leading Democratic rival. → Read More
African Immigrants May Be Trump’s Next Target
The president has trained his nativist ire on Muslims and Latinos. Just in time for the 2020 elections, a new group appears to be in his sights. → Read More
Democratic Party Split Over Military Aid To Israel
Democrats are split over placing conditions on U.S. military aid to Israel. → Read More
Trump’s Fantasy World Got Him Into This
Normally, conspiratorial thinking is a weapon for the weak. But Trump’s GOP wallows in paranoia even when it controls the White House. → Read More
What You Need To Know About Tuesday’s Israeli Elections
Israelis just had elections! Why again, so soon? What’s at stake? Who’s going to win? We’ve got you covered (except maybe on that last one). → Read More
Benjamin Netanyahu Is BDS’s Best Recruiter
Netanyahu has worked tirelessly to obstruct Palestinian statehood. What’s different now? → Read More
Netanyahu Just Promised To Annex The Jordan Valley. Good.
Critics will say that by calling for annexation, Netanyahu is killing the two-state solution. But he’s been doing that for a decade. → Read More
A Lot More Jews Are Anti-Zionists Than You Think
To be sure, one in five American Jews is still a minority. But it’s a lot more than one in twenty. → Read More
The Left Can No Longer Excuse Its Anti-Semitism
Reps. Tlaib and Omar posted a cartoon by an anti-Semitic artist this week. Democrats need to show that they've had enough with this nonsense. → Read More
Bipartisan Support For Israel Is Dead. That’s A Good Thing.
"Demanding that Israel policy remain bipartisanship means taking the tiny flame of concern for Palestinian rights...and dousing it water." → Read More
Netanyahu Banned Omar And Tlaib Because The Occupation Must Be Hidden To Survive
By denying Reps. Omar and Tlaib entry to Israel, Netanyahu is exposing that he has vulnerabilities to hide. American Jews must uncover them. → Read More
As An Orthodox Jew, I Pray To Return To Jerusalem. As An American, I Feel At Home.
On Tisha B’Av, American Jews must reckon with the role we play in our country under Trump. → Read More
But What About China?
To treat great-power competition as an afterthought is irresponsible, even dangerous. The 2020 presidential candidates did just that. → Read More
Trump Is Making Up Reasons to Stoke Racial Fears
In the past, the president riled up his base by exploiting violent incidents in the news. Now he just manufactures his own controversies. → Read More
By Republican Standards, Almost Nothing Is Racist
When Democrats are accused of anti-Semitism, Republicans understand that coded language can be hurtful. But Trump’s racist comments get a pass. → Read More