Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens is an opinion columnist for The New York Times and the founder and editor-in-chief of SAPIR, a new quarterly devoted to issues of Jewish concern. He has previously served as editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post and as foreign-affairs columnist of the Wall Street Journal, where he was also deputy editorial-page editor.

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Bret Stephens vs John Mearsheimer | Gaza and the Middle East
Bret Stephens, John Mearsheimer, Randall EvansAugust 6, 2024

In this video, we compare and contrast the positions of Bret Stephens and John Mearsheimer....

American Liberalism and the Middle East | Bret Stephens
Robert Forsyth, Bret Stephens, Randall EvansJuly 8, 2024

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Stop blaming Israel for defending itself | Bret Stephens
Tom Switzer, Bret StephensJune 28, 2024

Bret Stephens joined the Centre for Independent Studies for part 2 in our debate series...

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