Israelis invented the drone but the United States and China have become world leaders, Turkey and Iran regional ones. How have drones transformed the battlefield? How does preeminence in drones affect the region? Can the US and Israeli governments control these weapons?

The Middle East and South Asia and are very distinct regions. But new connections, such as between Israel and India, Turkey and Pakistan, and among Islamist groups, are increasingly affecting them both. What is the current situation, what are the trends, and what are the implications?

The Opposition sees preventing a budget from passing as the best way to bring down Israel's government. What are its chances of success?

Birth rates below replacement level. Immigration inflows. The human landscape in the West is transforming as native peoples shrink, society ages, and the Muslim and other non-Western population grows. Mr. Macarrón explores the consequences and challenges of these changes

In the initial post-Cold War period, the world experienced the warmest peace in human history. What caused this and why did it end? Michael Mandelbaum argues the aggressive nationalist policies of Russia, China, and Iran unraveled the peace and that only genuine democracy can restore it. How is the Biden administration dealing with these threats in general and specifically regarding the Middle East?

Richard L. Benkin has spent his career protecting persecuted Hindus and Jews from their common enemy: Islamists and their enablers. What historical parallels and shared value systems serve as a source of solidarity between these ancient religious communities? Already, Jewish Americans rallied for Hindus in Chicago and Hindu Americans held vigils for Israel. Mr. Benkin will discuss the potential of this alliance.

Israel’s government is trying to reset key diplomatic relationships, including the American and the EU. How effective is the new leaders' policy of outreach and what are its ramifications?

Led by the ruling Social Democratic party, Denmark’s government has very publicly experimented with new methods to stop “non-Western immigration,” even announcing the goal of admitting zero asylum seekers in 2021. What prompted this break with the usual leftist views, what are the methods involved, how effective are they, and how significant are the echoes of Danish policies in Germany and the U.K.?

Over a distinguished career focused on Middle Eastern anthropology since the 1960s, Philip Salzman experienced academe’s profound transition from a place where open debate was encouraged to one where disagreement is punished. How did this happen, how did it affect Middle East studies, and what can reverse this grim evolution?

Another week of disputes in the Government regarding threats from Ra’am and cuts to benefits for the ultra-Orthodox: what are the ramifications for a coalition with a one-seat majority?