Middle East
Here is why US troops may be in Iraq indefinitely
An inconvenient truth: the country's dependency on American forces has hobbled the growth of its own military
May 21, 2025
Middle East
Europe
The UK hits peak feebleness on Israel–Gaza
Behind a weak joint statement with France and Canada lies a long pattern of political avoidance, legal hedging, and moral evasion
May 21, 2025
QiOSK
Witkoff's latest 'zero enrichment' red line has zero chance of working
Iran will see it as a trap and the window for a deal will be lost
May 19, 2025
Washington Politics
MAGA influencers want an Iran deal and for hawks to shut up
Trump is unlikely to pay any political price if he disregards the old guard’s unrealistic demands
May 19, 2025
Middle East
Why Trump ghosted Israel: He likes 'winning'
Leaving Netanyahu off his itinerary of must-see leaders was a tactical, not so much a strategic, move.
May 19, 2025
Middle East
'Zero enrichment' fantasies will lead us to war
Indulging this hardline view for decades has only resulted in a larger and more advanced Iranian nuclear program
May 16, 2025
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