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Sheldon Kirshner

Oct 15, 2026, 7:32 PM

The Houthis – A Disruptive Force In The Mideast

The Houthis of Yemen are on the offensive. In the past few weeks, they have struck critical infrastructure, airports, oil facilities and military installations in Saudi Arabia. Vowing a decisive response, the Saudis have retaliated, striking Houthi bases, an airport,...

Oct 15, 2026, 3:09 PM

Riyadh, the Number Is Now in Jerusalem

In June 1990, Secretary of State James Baker sat before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and read a phone number into the record. "Everybody over there should know that the telephone number is 1-202-456-1414," he said. "When you're serious...

Oct 14, 2026, 2:29 PM

Could a Tactical Nuclear Strike Break the Houthis?

For more than a decade, Saudi Arabia has confronted an adversary it has been unable to defeat decisively. The kingdom possesses one of the world's most powerful military establishments, operates sophisticated American and European aircraft, and spends tens of...

Oct 14, 2026, 5:45 AM

Saudis Paying for Netanyahu and Trump’s Strategic Blunder

From detente to disaster Before the first American and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, Saudi Arabia was pursuing a different strategy: reducing its exposure to regional conflict so it could concentrate resources on economic transformation. Riyadh restored diplomatic...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

A Much Needed Awakening

The direct and deliberate strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport carries the well-known hallmark of terrorist barbarism. They struck with full intention, seeking to terrify civilians and maximize non-combatant casualties. More audacious still, the Houthis seek to humiliate...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 11, 2026, 4:30 PM

Palestinian Statehood Threatens Arab Stability

Arab governments must reverse their long-standing support for a Palestinian state. Historically, this so-called “statehood project” has fractured regional sovereignty from within, presenting a direct national security threat to the wider Levant and the Gulf. Palestinian political and military...

Purna Lal Chakma

Oct 6, 2026, 11:02 AM

October 7, Three Years Later: How the Price of War Reached Tehran

Editorial illustration showing the regional consequences of the October 7 war, from Hamas and Hezbollah to Iran, while Israel remains standing. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

At 6:29 a.m. on October 7, 2023, Hamas opened the deadliest day in Israel’s history. About 1,200 people were killed, more than 5,400 were injured in the immediate terrorist attack, and 251 people were taken hostage into Gaza as...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:22 AM

Are the Saudis Pushing Back on the Houthis?

Yemen's government forces have spent the past two weeks doing something they had not managed in this round of the war: attacking. On September 20, army units backed by warplanes and drones repelled a Houthi push south of Marib,...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:41 PM

Will Iran Join a Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Pact: What Would It Mean for the Houthis?

’According to Fox Business, oil began the week at $102 a barrel, fell to $97 by midweek, and is settling at $92.5 toward the end of the week. The decline signals that the oil market currently expects diplomatic easing...

Sep 25, 2026, 10:47 AM

The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Enemy

When Benjamin Netanyahu walked toward the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, dozens of diplomats began walking in the opposite direction. Most delegations from Arab and Muslim countries left the hall, while the United Arab Emirates remained. Netanyahu...

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