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Bridging Trust and Strategy: A U.S. - Pakistan Partnership at a Crossroads

Last week in Washington, I had the honor of moderating a fireside chat with Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, as part of a special convening hosted by the Truman National Security Project.

Why is the United States siding with Russia to undermine German democracy?

Last month, tens of thousands of Germans and legal immigrants received fake “deportation tickets” in their mailboxes telling them to go back to their “country of origin.”

Darkest Before Dawn: Reflections on the Anniversary of October 7th

The saying “the night is darkest just before dawn, but the dawn is coming” feels a very apt and yet aspirational saying on the eve of the one-year anniversary of October 7th, 2023.

Between Sirens and Shelters: Life in Israel's Line of Fire

Forty-five seconds to a minute is an eternity in a four-hundred-meter race. It is the blink of an eye when trying to wake your children and rush them into the nearest shelter between hearing the siren and the boom of the Iron Dome interceptions overhead - if you are lucky - or the impacts nearby if you’re not.

After the Attack: A Veteran’s Reflections on War, Survival, and Futility

The devastation rang through my friends, family, neighbors, and national security channels. We were all confused; how did this even happen? Why target the peaceful people of the Kibbutzim that border Gaza? How can human beings treat each other with such terror, disgust, and contempt?