Observation ·
October 7 and the Battle for the West
By Arthur HermanWhy Jews matter.
Arthur Herman
Arthur Herman is senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the author of The Cave and The Light: Plato, Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization (2013).
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What Awaits Israel in Space: A Discussion
By Andrew Koss, Arthur HermanThe author of "Israel in Space" joins a Mosaic editor to talk about what small countries can do in space.
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Israel in Space
By Arthur HermanIn the shadow of October 7, the story of Israel's rapidly growing space industry is easily overlooked. But it holds many of the keys for the nation's future survival.
Response ·
Israel’s Existential Struggle Is Also the West’s
By Arthur HermanFor the West, what's at stake now is not just the safety of Israel's citizens, but its own.
Observation ·
How Israel Got Its Energy Groove Back
By Arthur HermanJust a few years ago, Israel's massive natural-gas fields were caught up in endless infighting. Now, thanks in part to the UAE deal, they're about to transform the region's economy.
Response ·
It’s Time for a “Common Market” in Defense Trade
By Arthur HermanA series of defense-trade treaties among the world’s leading democracies would help defend all of them, and us, against China.
Monthly Essay ·
The Impasse Obstructing U.S.-Israel Relations, and How to Remedy It
By Arthur HermanIn some ways, the two countries have never been closer, but in others, and notably with regard to China, they’ve never seemed farther apart.
Response ·
Israel Is Playing on the Global Stage Now, and Its Strategists Need to Act Like It
By Arthur HermanOtherwise, Israel will end up making the same mistakes with regard to China that the U.S. did.
Monthly Essay ·
Israel and China Take a Leap Forward—but to Where?
By Arthur HermanAfter decades of almost no interaction, relations between the two nations grow increasingly warmer and closer. There's plenty of good news—and, for Israel, plenty of risk.
Response ·
The Factors Working in Israel’s Geopolitical Favor
By Arthur HermanIsrael has successfully navigated the post-Arab Spring chaos, it has the region’s most powerful military, and it will soon be a major energy player.
Monthly Essay ·
Everybody Loves Israel
By Arthur HermanFormerly neutral or hostile countries from across the world, including Saudi Arabia and China, are now eagerly courting the Jewish state. What's going on?
Observation ·
Will Israel’s Natural-Gas Fields Ever Get Developed?
By Arthur HermanTens of trillions of cubic feet of gas lie waiting offshore, with the potential to transform the world’s energy map and perhaps even stabilize the Middle East.
Observation ·
Israel and Japan Are Finally Becoming Friends. Why?
By Arthur HermanAfter decades of wariness, the two nations are being drawn together by common interests and shared fears.
