Stephen Blank
Russia’s State and Its Foreign Policies
At least once a year, if not more, somebody publishes a book or article trying to determine the nature of the Russian state or political power there. Invariably they conclude that Russia is an authoritarian state, not a totalitarian one. A sub-group debates whether Russia is a Fascist state, for there is little doubt that […]
How to Deal With Iran’s Proxies
Despite the salience of the war in Ukraine and Israel’s war against Hamas and potentially Hezbollah; Iran’s other proxy, the Houthi, continue to threaten international shipping as well as regional security, including Israel. Thus, it continues to launch missiles at Eilat. Western, especially US efforts to suppress these attacks, though substantial, have proven unavailing, not […]
Anti-Semitism: The Highest Stage of Progressivism
Much of what passes for contemporary liberalism was born in the college demonstrations of the 1960s. Ironically, if perhaps fittingly, that liberalism is now dying in the nation-wide college protests against Israel. There are at least four causes for this current explosion of these organized protests. One that it is now the end of the […]
