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Four major dynamics in Gaza War that will impact 2026

Netanyahu rings in New Year with a return visit to Washington and more ‘asks’ for Trump

Does Israel really still need a 'qualitative military edge' ?
Middle East

Does Israel really still need a 'qualitative military edge' ?

America's commitment to Israeli dominance in the Middle East seems to be backfiring

Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.
Middle East

Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.

Trump wants a summit to celebrate the agreement but the smoking ruins of Gaza appear to be getting in the way.

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Washington Politics

Trump national security logic: rare earths and fossil fuels

For all its defects, the new National Security Strategy is an ice-breaker, and opens up policy space not seen in 40, 50 or perhaps 60 years.

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QiOSK

As expected, Netanyahu back demanding more war with Iran

Reports: Israeli PM coming to town and he wants the US, again, to do his bidding

The military's dependence on our citizen soldiers is killing them
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The military's dependence on our citizen soldiers is killing them

The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war