Louis René Beres

'The political existence of the state,' indicates the Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (1934), 'is independent of recognition by the other states.'

The crimes perpetrated against Ukraine are even worse than the objective facts suggest, leaving observers with just a superficial understanding of cumulative harms.

Above all, Israel should do whatever is needed to upgrade and enhance its nuclear deterrence posture.

Israel's war in Gaza is necessary to national survival, and its associated military actions impact Palestinian civilians because of Palestinian perfidy.

The many-sided threat of Palestinian statehood is part of a much larger and more portentous enemy threat.

Foreseeable intersections between “egocentric ideals” and nuclear arsenals could spark humankind’s “final pandemic.”

To deal successfully with jihadist enemies that seek “power over death,” Israel’s only prudential strategy should be based on a deeper understanding of the enemy's anti-reason.

Any catastrophic war between Israel and its Islamist adversaries would have little to do with Palestinian sovereignty or self-determination.

On particular matters concerning Palestinian statehood, it's high time to understand that everyone’s true enemy in the region is not Israel, but a persistently sordid mix of jihadist criminal forces.

Thanks to Israel, the now-impending Syrian chaos may be deeply destabilizing, but it will plausibly be nonnuclear.