Nicholas Grossman

Nicholas Grossman is an international relations professor at the University of Illinois, senior editor of Arc Digital, and the author of Drones and Terrorism. Follow him on Twitter @NGrossman81.

Photo illustration of Vladimir Putin with red eyes and a dove in front of his face

THE AGGRESSOR

What if Putin Doesn’t Want Peace?

Calls for the U.S. to push Ukraine to negotiate an end to the war require assuming a peace-minded Russia that doesn’t exist.

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Palestinians mourn after identifying corpses of relatives killed in overnight Israeli bombardment.

THIS AIN’T EASY

Do Americans Want a Ceasefire in Gaza? It Depends.

Polls show support for an end to the bloodshed, but things like cutting off U.S. aid to Israel and accepting Hamas’ continued rule over Gaza are far less popular.

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Hamas leadership, soldiers, and Israeli leadership, including Netanyahu and Ben Gvir, and IDF soldiers.

THE WARMAKERS

The Five Big Obstacles to Israel-Palestine Peace

The converged interests of powerful entities could make the conflict continue indefinitely. But with patience, these forces can be dislodged.

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A view of destroyed Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque after the Israeli attack at Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza

DAMNED IF YOU DO

Every Option for Israel in Gaza Is Bad

Is the IDF walking into a trap, or is there no alternative but to fight Hamas block-by-block? How can Palestinian civilians be protected? And what does “victory” even look like?

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Photo illustration of Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Donald Trump

MORE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN

Trump’s Overrated Peace Plan Enabled Israel, Gaza Horrors

The Abraham Accords didn’t bring “the dawn of a new Middle East,” they completely ignored the Palestinians and let the Netanyahu government do almost anything it wanted.

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What if Putin Doesn’t Want Peace?

Do Americans Want a Ceasefire in Gaza? It Depends.

The Five Big Obstacles to Israel-Palestine Peace

Every Option for Israel in Gaza Is Bad

Trump’s Overrated Peace Plan Enabled Israel, Gaza Horrors

U.S. Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars

Russia’s Mutiny Shows Ukraine Can Win the War

Here’s Why Anti-Vaxxers Pounced on Damar Hamlin’s Collapse

Elon Musk’s Ukraine ‘Peace Plan’ Is Asinine

If Prosecuting Trump Is ‘Dangerous’—So Is Letting Him Walk