Middle East
On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine
The 'just war' theologian understood that force must be governed by prudence, reckoning with second and third order effects. We didn't do that in Iraq, or now
April 05, 2026
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Planes and pilots down: Is US prepared for real conventional war?
We were told we had total air superiority and that Iran's military is 'decimated.' Suddenly that isn't the case and things have gotten much more complicated.
April 03, 2026
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Trump's April Fools' Address to the nation
Expectations reached a fever pitch Wednesday, but he neither called for an end to the war nor announced a ground invasion. Bottom line: We're not finished.
April 01, 2026
Europe
'Private Mossad' goes after pro-Palestinian leader in Slovenia
Foreign interference is the big story of last week's Slovenian elections, in which the prime minister's party narrowly won
March 30, 2026
Middle East
Squeezed between hostile powers, Turkey tries playing it cool
Erdogan knows he is sitting on a geopolitical tinder box, with a long war threatening Kurdish uprisings, refugees, and a possible showdown with Israel
March 26, 2026
Asia-Pacific
If surviving Trump meeting was goal, Takaichi leaves DC a winner
The Japanese prime minister didn't get what she wanted regarding Chinese security assurances, but nor was she talked into joining Iran war
March 20, 2026
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