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From De Facto to Recognized: Israel, Somaliland, and the Future of International Diplomacy in the Horn of Africa

Date: December 31, 2025

Abstract

On December 26, 2025, Israel became the first United Nations member state to formally recognize…

In a world that so often demands proof of Jewish suffering before it grants us the right to grieve, the return of the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, forces a reckoning. There are no more illusions, no more cruelly…

Let us take a moment to appreciate the astonishing miracle of our ten thousand or so years of clawing our way from caves to cathedrals, from banging rocks together to sequencing genomes, all to create a society where, finally, doe-eyed…

In reality, after the Assyrian captivity from 720 BC and after the Babylonian captivity from 586 BC, there had not been an independent sovereign Israel nation till such an independent sovereign Israel nation was established in 1948….

The appointment of Ali Javanmardi as head of VOA Persian and other departments is not simply a misstep—it is a scandal that threatens the very soul of the outlet. This decision is a betrayal of the Iranian people who depend on VOA Persian…

We Are Not Entering Chaos—We Are Entering an Order of Force

Recently, a common opinion has become “popular” in discussions around the world: the world order is breaking down. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the October 7 massacre…

On the night of Saturday, January 3, U.S. armed forces carried out an operation on Venezuelan territory resulting in the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, who had been subject to a $50 million bounty hunt.

Multiple attacks targeted Cerro El Volcan,…

Modern wars don’t end; they are managed, moralized, and endlessly subsidized by their victims. When feeding your enemy becomes a moral requirement, something has gone very wrong.

The Crime of Treating Enemies Like Enemies

Israel bars 37…

I was preparing for our first Chanuka lighting on the ship when the catastrophic news filtered through.

My wife and I were first-time voyagers on the Celebrity Edge this year for our ninth cruise all told, leading Chanuka services.  I would…

At 2 in the morning, we were fast asleep when all or our cell phones suddenly started ringing, and our chat apps awoke with a whirlwind of messages.

There was nothing on the news. We Venezuelans began sharing videos ourselves, which promptly…