Middle East
Bibi's push for a long war undermines Israel’s best friend — America
US priorities in the Middle East are warped by the special relationship with Israel
April 08, 2024
Christopher Mott
Global Crises
The Gaza war is the final nail in the coffin of R2P
The doctrine was always a la carte, evident in the silence of the most strident humanitarian interventionists today
January 23, 2024
Europe
What's so bad about 'aggressive neutrality'?
Imran Khan may have found out the hard way that not toeing the US line on Ukraine — or anything else — can be dangerous.
August 28, 2023
Global Crises
Tell me how this ends: If recent history is a guide, not with a knockout blow
Maximalists look at WWII and think the Ukraine war can take a similar path. But that's not how conflicts have trended in decades since.
March 03, 2023
Europe
'All Quiet on the Western Front' is horror in splendid color, but is it enough?
The latest cinematic telling of the classic story succeeds in conveying the futility of world war, even if we are about to unlearn that lesson.
November 02, 2022
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