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Wrong Lessons in Iraq to Bad Mistakes in Iran
The specter of the devastating failures in Iraq are leading to the same mistakes in Iran, but the lessons we learnt were probably the wrong ones.
A Peace of Hope at Last?
Hamas has fallen, the hostages are coming home, and the war is finally ending. But peace arrives not in triumph, but in ruins — and with bitter lessons unlearned. This is the anatomy of a war that was both inevitable and disastrously mismanaged.
When You Make Yourself the Pariah
Spanish president Pedro Sánchez's latest attempts to hold his feeble left-wing coalition together has come with a diplomatic spat with Israel….
Been Mugged by Reality, Mr. President?
With Iran’s nuclear facilities destroyed, is the US president finally waking up to the utopianism of his own America First doctrine?
One Good Thing About Trump Presidency: Netanyahu Getting What He Deserves
Relying on slippery allies is a lesson that Europe is quickly learning, but it appears to be one that Netanyahu shouldn't be too far behind on either…