The Nightmare Known as Israel

On 6 November 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano talking about Israel. We not only discussed Israel’s barbaric behavior toward the Palestinians, but also talked about: 1) the deep divisions within Israeli society that threaten to tear it apart; 2) its militaristic foreign policy that either has it at war with its neighbors (think Leb…

A World Without Morality

On 21 September 2025, I participated in a debate on the role of morality in international relations with Kenneth Roth, the highly regarded former head of Human Rights Watch, and Christina Lamb, a prominent British journalist and author. The debate was sponsored by The Institute of Art and Ideas in London.

We Live in a MAD World

On 30 October 2025, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. In addition to talking about the usual issues, we talked early in the show about President Trump’s false claims that the US has more nuclear weapons than Russia and that the Russians are testing nuclear weapons. In fact, Russia has several hundred more nuclear weapons than th…

The Assassin in Chief

On 30 October 2025, I was on Judging Freedom with Judge Napolitano. We talked about many of the usual topics — Gaza, Ukraine, and Venezuela — but spent a good amount of time talking about the legality and morality of some of President Trump’s key policies. When you look closely, it is a disturbing picture, and I say this as a hard-headed realist.

JJM in South China Morning Post

I recently gave a lengthy interview to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, which was published on 27 October 2025. A PDF of the interview is attached below.

The Eternal Return of the Same

On 21 October 2025, I was on the Duran with Glenn Diesen and Alexander Mercouris discussing the war in Ukraine and US-Russia relations. Although it seems like there are important new developments at least once a week, not much really changes, at least on the diplomatic front. This war will be settled on the battlefield, where the Russians clearly have t…

JJM on International Orders

On 9 September 2025, I was in Seoul, South Korea, where I participated in a panel focusing on “international orders,” especially as they relate to East Asia and institutions like the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). My co-panelist was Robin Niblett, the former Director of Chatham House in London. The panel was moderated by the Korean expe…

Talking "Spheres" with Jeff Sachs

On 15 October 2025, I was on Glenn Diesen’s podcast with Jeff Sachs talking about Jeff’s newly minted concept of “spheres of security,” which he sees as a major advancement over “spheres of influence.” He opened the discussion by making the case for moving to a world of spheres of security and I then explained why I think that is not possible and we are instead destined to live in a realist world, where spheres of influence are part of the warp and woof of daily life.

Confronting the Narco-Terrorist Threat (?) from Venezuela

On 17 October 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge (who is in Moscow) about the Gaza ceasefire, Tomahawks for Ukraine, and Venezuela. Regarding the last issue, we talked about the ludicrous claim made by Senator Lindsey Graham and others that the United States faces a deadly narco-terrorist threat and that Venezuela is the hub of that…

Peace in Our Time - II

On 13 October 2025, I spoke with Glenn Greenwald on his show — “System Update” — about President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and about where events are headed in the Russia-Ukraine war. We covered lots of important issues, although unsurprisingly, in the end our discussion confirmed that we live in dark times.

Peace in Our Time

On 13 October 2025, I was on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” talking about President Trump’s grandiose claims about his success at ending the war in Gaza (genocide would be a more accurate term) and facilitating the “historic dawn of a new Middle East.” I made the case that regrettably Trump has done no such thing. Although I did not say this to Piers, when I…

JJM's "Explorations On War"

On 15 July 2025, I did an interview with Professor William Hurst, who teaches at Cambridge University and co-directs its Centre for Geopolitics.

Picking My Brain

On 24 September 2025, I was interviewed by Peter Slezkine of the Stimson Center in Washington, DC, for its program — The Trialogue — which is a platform for constructive conversation among experts and ex-officials from the United States, Russia, and China. Peter asked a variety of probing questions about contemporary international politics and did not h…

What Political Horizon for the Palestinians?

On 9 October 2025, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked mainly about Trump’s Gaza plan, which will hopefully shut down the genocide for good, but which promises no hope for settling the conflict. The reason is simple: Israel will not allow the Palestinians to have a viable state of their own. To put it in different words,…

Ending the Genocide - Hopefully

On 9 October 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the possibility of the US selling Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Europeans, who will give them to Ukraine to fire deep into mother Russia. I do not think this is likely to happen, but if it does, it will have hardly any effect on what is happening on the battlefield. More import…

Israel's Lawyers - II

Reflecting on the Horror of Gaza

On 7 October 2025, the second anniversary of Hamas’s breakout from the Gaza concentration camp, I was on the Katie Halper show with Susan Abulhawa, a prominent Palestinian writer and activist, talking about what has happened in Gaza over the past two years and what is likely to happen moving forward.

Not Even Clever Fools

On 8 October 2025, I was on Glenn Diesen’s podcast talking mainly about the failure of the elites in the West to act in strategically smart or morally correct ways in their dealings with the Gaza genocide and the Ukraine war. Many trees will be cut down in the future to produce the paper for all the articles and books that will be written to explain thi…

Talking Gaza & Iran with Trita Parsi

On 6 October 2025, Trita Parsi and I were guests on the “Community Alliance 4 Peace and Justice.” We discussed the Israeli policy behind the genocide in Gaza; the chances that Trump’s 20-point plan will shut it down; and the likelihood that Israel and the US will attack Iran again.

Israel's Lawyers

In May 2005, Aaron David Miller, an American who has a passionate attachment to Israel and was one of President Bill Clinton’s advisors at the Camp David negotiations in the summer of 1999, published a remarkable op-ed in the Washington Post titled “Israel’s Lawyer.”

Screwing the Palestinians Again

On 2 October 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about two different issues.

Trump's Flawed Plan for Gaza

On 30 September 2025, I was on The Spectator’s podcast with Freddy Gray talking about President Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Gaza genocide. It is a deeply flawed plan, which Benjamin Netanyahu played a key role in crafting and which was presented to Hamas as a fait accompli. As I discuss in the podcast, Hamas would be foolish in the extreme to a…

Passing the Buck to Europe

On 25 September 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about Trump’s famous Truth Social tweet where he subtly said that the US is turning responsibility for the Ukraine war to the Europeans and Ukraine, while at the same time he is going to great lengths as the war goes south to protect himself against the charge he “lost Ukraine.” We also discussed the roots of America’s harmful relationship with Israel and Tucker Carlson’s comment that Netanyahu has been telling others that “I control the United States.”

Trump & Ukraine: I'm Outta Here!

On 24 September 2025, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking mainly about Donald Trump’s remarkable comments about the Ukraine war in a Truth Social post.

The Israeli Threat to America

On 18 September 2025, I talked with Judge Napolitano on his show — “Judging Freedom” — about the impact Israel and its supporters are having on the United States, not just on the foreign policy front, but on the home front as well.

US Failure Abroad and at Home

On 11 September 2025, I appeared on the “The Bottom Line,” an al Jazeera program hosted by Steve Clemons. We focused mainly on the mayhem in the Middle East, although we also touched on Ukraine and the state of American democracy. Of course, it was another depressing, but hopefully informative discussion.

Talking with TIMES RADIO in London

On 12 September 2025, I appeared on “Times Radio,” which is associated with The Times and The Sunday Times in London, as well as Rupert Murdoch’s News Broadcasting. I spoke with the host, Adam Boulton, about Ukraine, US Middle East Policy, President Trump’s stewardship of US foreign policy, and the state of America’s liberal democracy. What is most striking is not the interview itself, which I thought went very well, but the comments viewers posted. They are remarkably hostile to me and my views. I am not complaining about them— as I am fair game — but I think the comments show how difficult — if not impossible — it will be for the West to reach any kind of meaningful peace agreement with Russia. The Russophobia in the West is so intense and widespread.

Ukraine Is Barely Hanging On

On 11 September 2025, I talked to Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis on his podcast — “Deep Dive” — about Ukraine and the Israeli attack on Doha. We focused a lot of attention on the Russian drones that landed in Poland on the previous day, as well as Ukraine’s deteriorating situation on the battlefield. Exactly how those drones ended up wandering into Poland …

The US-Israeli Tag Team

On 10 September 2025, I spoke with Judge Napolitano on his show, “Judging Freedom,” about the Israeli strike against the Hamas negotiators in Doha and how the US green-lighted it. We talked more generally about the US-Israeli relationship and the extent to which Israel has the United States wrapped around its finger.

How Not to Run US Foreign Policy

On 4 September 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with Judge Napolitano mainly about how foolishly President Trump is acting on the foreign policy front — driving India and Russia into the arms of China and causing a significant tightening of relations between China-Russia-Iran-North Korea. On top of all this, he seems to be getting ready to use f…