Prior to the disruptions of the current Iran War, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had spent more than a half-century as the world's leading oil exporter. That crucial economic role and the vast gusher of wealth thus generated had established KSA as one of the most important countries in the world. The Middle East...

The Russian war against Ukraine is now halfway through its fifth year, rapidly approaching the length of World War II. The European NATO countries have become more and more heavily drawn into that conflict, which many observers believe has already cost more than a million lives. Although the NATO leaders had initially been quite cautious...

Last week I published an article on the AI dangers that we faced. Although I was quite skeptical of the widespread warnings that super-intelligent AI systems might exterminate humanity, I saw considerable risks of a financial collapse of the AI industry, perhaps dragging down the entire American economy. A recent front-page story in the Wall...

Last week President Donald Trump gave a public address to the United Nations General Assembly, declaring that he might soon "annihilate" Iran, a large country of over 90 million people. The UN has always been a rather stodgy and subdued international organization, normally the venue for diplomatic presentations of remarkable blandness. In its entire history,...