Archive - Rajan Menon’s Newsletter

Donald Trump's Recent Meeting with Xi Jinping Highlighted a Fundamental Change in the Global Balance of Power

And It favors China

Oct 31 •

The Death of the Two-State Solution

The prospects for creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel—the two-state solution: 2SS—are virtually nil, and for reasons highlighted in this post.

Oct 27 •

The Mainstream Media Needs to Do Better in Covering Gaza

Here's one example that highlights some of the problems.

Oct 20 •

Will Gaza's Ceasefire Survive?

I don’t send out posts back-to-back, but I’m doing so in this instance to share with you this piece I wrote for today’s Guardian.

Oct 17 •

JD Vance's Political Peregrination

A remarkable makeover for someone who not long ago denounced Trump

Oct 16 •

A Few Comments on the Gaza Agreement

Many details haven't been spelled out, leaving much room for uncertainty about the future

Oct 10 •

Insurrection Nation?

An extraterrestrial visitor's brush with American politics

Oct 9 •

Hamas under the gun--literally and metaphorically

Oct 6 •

Is the War in Gaza About to End?

Perhaps, but complications remain

Oct 4 •

The Richness of Judaism

Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller on the war in Gaza

Oct 2 •

September 2025

Three Peace Plans--All of Them Fail the Palestinians, Albeit in Different Ways

Three proposals are now on offer to bring peace to Gaza.

Sep 30 •

Weimar America?

Despite the many difference between Weimar Germany and present-day America, there are worrisome similarities.

Sep 22 •

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