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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Benjamin Netanyahu
Middle East

Is Turkey's big break with Israel for real?

Depends on who you ask, but there is a history here that may be difficult to escape

Hezbollah
Middle East

Militant Islam is waning but the root causes endure

Hamas and Hezbollah will continue their 'struggle' despite decreased military capability after Oct. 7

Israel using US election to take  free hand against Gaza, Lebanon
Middle East

Israel using US election to take  free hand against Gaza, Lebanon

But even as a lame duck, will Biden do the right thing? Likely not.

The demise of Yahya Sinwar and his 'big project'
Middle East

The demise of Yahya Sinwar and his 'big project'

The Hamas leader overestimated Israel's fractures, and underestimated Netanyahu's willingness to destroy Gaza

Israel's wars mean 'massive' returns for US arms company investors
Military Industrial Complex

Israel's wars mean 'massive' returns for US arms company investors

One year after Oct. 7, arms industry stocks way outperformed the S&P 500 index fund

Nasrallah is dead, spelling end to regional resistance to Israel
QiOSK

Nasrallah is dead, spelling end to regional resistance to Israel

We underestimated Israel's capacity for revenge and the world's ability and/or willingness to stop it