Author: Arie W. Kruglanski and Joel Singer

On behalf of the people of the United States, I extend my warmest wishes to all people in Laos on the 49th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). I commend the Lao PDR on a very successful ASEAN chairmanship — for hosting me twice, in July and October — and for the leadership it showed throughout 2024. Since the establishment of our Comprehensive Partnership in 2016, the U.S.-Lao PDR relationship has grown significantly. We are pleased to collaborate with the Lao PDR in advancing economic and development goals across many sectors, including education, public health,…

SYNOPSIS A common criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is that Hamas is an idea, and because an idea cannot be defeated, it is futile to fight Hamas. Yet, it is possible to envisage, with a multi-national approach, an alternative way forward to the two-state solution deemed by fair-minded policy actors as a viable future for the Jewish and Palestinian nations. COMMENTARY Writing for The New York Times in 2010, Amos Oz, the celebrated Israeli author, made this point forcefully. He wrote: “Hamas is an idea, …No idea has ever been defeated by force — not by siege, not by bombardment, not…