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A Book as Big as the War
1+ week, 3+ day ago (311+ words) Review: A Book as Big as the War 1942: Crux of War, Jonathan Parshall, Oxford University Press, 1,280 pp., $45, June 2026 As Winston Churchill said after British church bells rang for the first time after victory at El Alamein in November 1942, “This is…...
Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire
4+ day, 35+ min ago (638+ words) Argument: Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire Both Washington and Moscow had reasons for acting as they did, but it is hard to argue that these various adventures left either country in a stronger global position. So why do…...
Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (709+ words) Argument: Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back Three years ago, on a clear day, you could stand at the Lebanese border with Israel in the village of Marwahin and see the Baha’i Gardens on Mount Carmel, looking down over…...
Would Another War Help Netanyahu Win Reelection?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (147+ words) Analysis: Would Another War Help Netanyahu Win Reelection? So, what can Netanyahu do to rescue himself from the very real risk of being voted out of power? The Trump administration has been far less critical of Israeli provocations in the…...
Welcome to the New Defense-Dominant World
1+ week, 5+ day ago (143+ words) Argument: Welcome to the New Defense-Dominant World The bottom line is that offense-defense theory uses a single concept—whether it’s easier to conquer new territory or defend one’s own—as a master variable that shapes many features of world politics....
Ukrainians Skeptical as Former Defense Minister Pushes for Elections
2+ week, 5+ day ago (793+ words) Analysis: Ukrainians Skeptical as Former Defense Minister Pushes for Elections Understanding the conflict four years on. As the sun rose on Aug. 20, rescuers in Kyiv were searching around a nine-story apartment building’s upper floors, which were destroyed after an overnight…...
Why Even a Cornered Putin Won’t Press the Red Button
2+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) Argument: Why Even a Cornered Putin Won’t Press the Red Button Understanding the conflict four years on. What’s more, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not even aim for complete liberation anytime soon. In 2025, Kyiv announced (and has since repeated) that…...
Peacemaking Is Power Politics Again
2+ week, 5+ day ago (421+ words) Argument: Peacemaking Is Power Politics Again Despair, however, is not a strategy. It is necessary to look for factors and actors on the international scene that can contribute to preventing and containing today’s conflicts. To understand potential drivers of peacemaking…...
Why Washington Can't Get Over Humiliation in Iran and Afghanistan
2+ week, 6+ day ago (687+ words) Argument: Washington Is Creating Forever Enemies Numerous countries have held a place on America’s list of grudges. Cuba has been a near-permanent member, rooted in events now more than six decades old. Libya remained on the list for decades under…...
What Donald Duck Can Teach Trump About Going to War
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (115+ words) Analysis: What Donald Duck Can Teach Trump About Going to War A new movie shows how the president conferred with State Department experts before each meeting. Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” triggered nationwide outrage—and a firewall that is now gone....