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Paul R. Pillar

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Middle East

Israel is luring the US into a trap

The nuclear issue was never the main motivation behind the attack on Iran. We follow Netanyahu at our peril.

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Middle East

Trump must condemn Israeli acts of illegal, naked aggression

Israel is the biggest destabilizing actor — and only real nuclear power — in the region. What happens now?

JD Vance
North America

Why spying on Greenland isn't the problem

It's all the other coercive ways Trump is pursuing our strategic interests there

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Asia-Pacific

Trump can boycott, but the failure and end of Vietnam War is a fact

Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection

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Middle East

Ceasefire collapse expands Israel's endless and boundary-less war

The breakdown was entirely predictable as keeping the conflict going serves Netanyahu's interests