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Tamuz Itai
Tamuz Itai is a journalist and columnist who lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Luxury Fossils
A look at how modernity preserves preindustrial skills as elite luxuries—and why they may save civilization one day.
Viewpoints
May 26, 2026
Japan’s Defense Industry Awakens
As Beijing ups the ante, Japan is responding with corporate realignment, intelligence reform, and defense exports.
Viewpoints
May 20, 2026
The Resilience Deficit: Rebuilding Surge Capacity in a Dangerous World
The West sacrificed surge capacity for peacetime efficiency. Recent wars exposed the cost. Can leadership restore it before ...
Viewpoints
May 12, 2026
Leverage in the Middle East
There are game-changers in the region that defies simplification.
Viewpoints
April 29, 2026
The Fragile Ceasefires: Managing Expectations in the Middle East
Why won't Iran and Hezbollah surrender easily?
Viewpoints
April 24, 2026
The CCP’s Deadly Response to a Peaceful Appeal Still Echoes Today
The Chinese Communist Party’s treatment of its own people exposes the illusion of trusting Beijing.
Viewpoints
April 23, 2026
The Iranian Regime’s Crypto Shadow Arsenal
Sanctions evasion, procurement pipelines, and the rise of state crypto warfare.
Viewpoints
April 9, 2026
The Cost of Breaking Cycles
What an ancient Chinese tale reveals about Gaza, Lebanon, and Trump’s ultimatum to Iran
Viewpoints
April 5, 2026
When the Leash Comes Off: American Power in the Iran War
Betting on America’s restraint is becoming dangerous.
Viewpoints
April 3, 2026
The Barbell Economy: Why the Middle Is Vanishing
What the Polarization of Markets Means for Stability and Mobility, and the Fork Ahead
Viewpoints
March 31, 2026
The Unraveling: How the World Order Is Breaking–and What Comes Next
A paradigm rupture: structural forces, resistance, and President Donald Trump as the catalyst to an emerging world of ...
Viewpoints
March 29, 2026
Iran Publicly Rejects a Deal While Privately Asking for More Time
Commentary In the fog of the four-week-old U.S.–Israeli war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on ...
Viewpoints
March 26, 2026
Tactical Triumphs, Strategic Fog: What 3 Weeks of War Actually Achieved in Iran
Three weeks of strikes have gutted Iran's military—yet daily missile alerts in Israel remind us that tactical wins ...
Viewpoints
March 24, 2026
Nowruz and the Spark: Israel’s Calculated Bet on Iranian Rebellion
As Nowruz unfolds under war, Israel is laying groundwork for internal fracture, but the regime’s collapse threshold remains ...
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March 23, 2026
Dire Straits—Hormuz Alternatives
A 100-year-old Levant pipeline bypassed the Gulf chokepoint. With tankers halted and prices soaring in 2026, an abandoned ...
Viewpoints
March 17, 2026
The Undecided Actor: Forecasting Trump’s Next Move on Iran
Diplomacy under coercive pressure—brinkmanship, triggers, and the path to a strike.
Opinion
February 26, 2026
Reality Check: Strain of the Welfare State, Housing, and Globalization
Part 2: Great Rewind Shows Trade Ties Outran U.S. Resilience.
Viewpoints
February 20, 2026
Warsh Faces Fed Trust Crisis
Why the Federal Reserve now stands at the heart of U.S. strife.
Viewpoints
February 20, 2026
Proximity as Poison: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Insulation
How a final document dump exposed the dangerous smallness of power—and why history warns us not to ignore ...
Viewpoints
February 18, 2026
China’s Potemkin Generals
Why Xi Jinping’s purges make the Chinese military brittle.
Thinking About China
February 16, 2026
Venezuela, Iran, and the Emerging US Strategy Toward China
How Washington may be dismantling China’s distraction network.
Viewpoints
January 16, 2026
How the Housing Market Became a Trap for the Next Generation
Why housing no longer behaves like housing.
Viewpoints
January 14, 2026
The Complicated World of American and European Food
Why the European Union and Canada don’t accept American food products.
Viewpoints
January 9, 2026
Self-Defense, Rather Than Reliance, Is the Price of Sovereignty
The U.S. National Security Strategy is a symptom of change.
Viewpoints
January 3, 2026
Is MAID Coming for You?
The Medical Assistance in Dying program in Canada raises urgent questions.
Viewpoints
December 22, 2025
Redistricting Overdrive: Why America’s Political Maps Are Changing Faster
The party in power redraws the lines. The party out of power rediscovers the virtues of independent commissions.
Viewpoints
December 14, 2025
Machine-Speed Warfare: When Drones Decide Faster Than Humans
Drones do not get tired, do not hesitate, and do not ask whether escalation is politically wise. They ...
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December 8, 2025
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