The Pragmatic Papers

In the Shadow of Gaza: Palestinian Identity and Belonging in a Nation at War

How war, security policies, and public suspicion are reshaping the lives, rights, and political future of Palestinian citizens inside Israel.

ICE Detainers Are Illegal. Why don’t Democrats Say That?•Democratic Norms: How Republicans Failed Our Democracy – and What Comes Next•Game Theory and Political Narratives: Using Quiet Non-cooperation to Combat Popularism•The Venezuelan Question•In the Shadow of Gaza: Palestinian Identity and Belonging in a Nation at War•Executive Order Monthly Report - October, 2025

The Venezuelan Question

A divided Trump administration weighs covert ops, military escalation, and fragile diplomacy as rival factions push competing strategies for Venezuela’s future.

ICE Detainers Are Illegal. Why don’t Democrats Say That?•Democratic Norms: How Republicans Failed Our Democracy – and What Comes Next•Game Theory and Political Narratives: Using Quiet Non-cooperation to Combat Popularism•The Venezuelan Question•In the Shadow of Gaza: Palestinian Identity and Belonging in a Nation at War•Executive Order Monthly Report - October, 2025

Populist Geert Wilders Loses Power, What can be Learned from his Defeat?

Geert Wilders’ rise and fall show how competence, not confrontation, best disarms populists—offering key lessons for U.S. Democrats.

From Setback to Sweep: Democrats’ Big Night in Virginia, New Jersey, NYC, and Beyond•The Current State of the Chinese Space Sector•A Pleasant Surprise•Populist Geert Wilders Loses Power, What can be Learned from his Defeat?•Temporary Pause, Persistent Peril: Why the Gaza Truce Is Likely to Fail•Recognizing Real Action - the DGG Political Action Award

Ceasefire and Contiguity: How the Gaza Truce Could Reshape the West Bank

Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas masks a deeper shift: quiet in Gaza, expansion in the West Bank, and a crisis of Palestinian legitimacy.

Stephen Miller: The Bureaucrat of Cruelty•Putin’s Links to European Far-Right Networks•Trading Law for Loyalty: The Quiet Death of the Neutral State•Ceasefire and Contiguity: How the Gaza Truce Could Reshape the West Bank•

Putin’s Links to European Far-Right Networks

How Putin’s KGB past forged a strategy to weaponize Europe’s far-right — a blueprint still destabilizing Western democracies today.