NYTIMES (Rajan Menon) - Ukraine’s Defenses Are Dwindling. Putin Will Make the Most of It.
After more than 50 months of this war, the next few could be decisive.
AMERICANTHINKER - From Clinton’s peace process to the left’s war on Israel
By Tsahi Shemesh For Arafat and his successors, the Oslo Accords were a useful sham. Since then, the world has denied Israel the absolute right to self-defense.
DAILYCALLER (Travis Lynch) - The Antiwar Vote That Was Never Meant To Stop the War
The human cost is borne by soldiers
AMERICANTHINKER - Stop Negotiating and Get the Job Done
National Archives By Scott S. Powell American approaches to war for the last 70 years have been characterized by a normalcy bias that war conduct should be guided by the goal of reaching negotiated compromise outcomes rather than achieving victory and total defeat of the enemy.
NPR (Manuel Rueda) - Colombia's new president vows to remake the country — and challenge its fragile peace
A new political era for Colombia: a hard-right president promises order, growth and confrontation.
NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski and Paul Sonne) - Trump Sought an Iran War Exit. Putin Pushed On in Ukraine. Now Both Are Stuck.
The Iran and Ukraine wars underline the common limits of military force in achieving political ends, but also the differences between a dug-in Russian president and a vacillating American one.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - The hard-hat diplomat: How Trump’s construction roots may benefit the messy peace process
For Trump, who spent decades managing the usual controlled chaos on major construction sites, the current “messy path” is not a surprise. It comes with the job.
NPR (John Otis) - Colombia Election: Right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella wins, initial count shows
Colombia wakes up to a sharp political turn to right as Abelardo de la Espriella's preliminary victory redraws the country's path on security, economy, and peace.
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Israel Derails First Big Day Of Trump Admin’s Peace Process With Iran
The IDF launched a wave of airstrikes that killed 18 in Southern Lebanon
NYTIMES (Paul Sonne) - Putin Said the War ‘Is Coming to a Close.’ But That’s Not All He Said.
The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands.