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A new US-Iran war would end where the last one did
For all practical purposes, the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding is over. The dispute over how to manage the Strait of Hormuz in the…
Euroskeptics in France, Germany suddenly gain steam in elections
The European reaction to an American pullback from its leading role in continental defense has sparked a drive to coordinate a pan-European response…
The Houthis are increasingly setting their own agenda
In early July, an Iranian civilian aircraft landed in Houthi-controlled Sana’a, breaching a Saudi air blockade in place for nearly a decade. Then,…
The earthquake sprung Trump’s Venezuela trap
When the Trump administration decided to “run” Venezuela through Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, the aim was to keep things quiet following its January…
When Democrats were smearing socialists over war
In his message to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany and thereby bringing the United States into World War I,…
Lindsey Graham, last great Cold War warrior, dead at 71
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who had just returned from another trip to Ukraine to pledge U.S. assistance to its war with Russia, has…
China just got one step closer to its own nuclear triad
On Monday, China test-fired a long-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) toward the South Pacific Ocean, drawing nervous reactions from countries across the Asia-Pacific…
When Arctic icebreakers become tools of Great Power conflict
At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Arctic security in March, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) argued that “the U.S. cannot afford to…
Is Lebanon hurtling towards a Libya-style civil war?
In a recent interview, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, claimed that the Lebanese army was marginalizing Shiite military personnel in…
Eying 2028, Rahm Emanuel test drives tough love message in Israel
Former Mayor of Chicago and potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel delivered a speech Wednesday at Tel Aviv University that was called…
