The U.S. is unlikely to win on maximalist terms. The post How Will the Iran War End? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How Will the Iran War End? The U.S. is unlikely to win on maximalist terms. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images) “Tell me how this ends,” a young General David Petraeus asked early in the Iraq War, after Saddam Hussein’s army had largely been defeated. The United States is extraordinarily good at the first half of wars and far less capable in the second. So how does this one with Iran end? The Gulf War was fought on mostly contrived grounds. Saddam thrived in power in Iraq in part due to U.S. support; he certainly survived the 1980s Iran–Iraq War due to behind-the-scenes U.S.…Open
The president’s upcoming Beijing trip may provide an opportunity to reengage. The post Does Trump Get Another Shot at North Korea? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Does Trump Get Another Shot at North Korea? The president’s upcoming Beijing trip may provide an opportunity to reengage. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) As President Donald Trump prepares for his upcoming Beijing trip, speculation is swirling again over a possible meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the sidelines. At their last summit in Hanoi in February 2019, negotiations collapsed after the two sides failed to bridge the gap between Pyongyang’s offer to dismantle nuclear facilities at Yongbyon and Washington’s demand for a broader denuclearization package in…Open
The war with Iran is one part of a broader Israeli project. The post Israel’s Campaign to Remake the Mideast Hurts America appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Israel’s Campaign to Remake the Mideast Hurts America The war with Iran is one part of a broader Israeli project. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) “I promised you that we would change the face of the Middle East.” So spoke Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nearly seven weeks after he and President Donald Trump initiated Operation Epic Fury. Amid the noise and chaos, it is easy to lose track of the broader vision behind the war with Iran. This war is the culmination of a comprehensive Israeli effort—backed by the United States—to remake the Middle East…Open
In 2025, the world razed less forest than any other year in the last decade. The bad news: global warming is making wildfires more frequent and intense.
Fmr. Advisor to Margaret Thatcher, Fmr. Member of Parliament John Browne comments on King Charles III and his address to Congress, the importance of such a spech and more.
