Has Israel won?
October 7, two years on…
Middle east
Tuesday
Monday
Did Bibi miscalculate?
For Netanyahu and his chums, Trump’s pressure could not be more unwelcome
Monday
Trump pitches Gaza peace plan
The President tried his best to sell his 20-point plan
Tuesday
The mullahs mean their threats
By and large, the West has grudgingly accommodated Iran’s petulant malevolence
Will we stop Saudi Arabia developing a nuclear weapon?
The Saudis have poured money into other people’s bomb-making programs
Who replaces the ayatollahs if the Iranian regime falls?
Whatever happens, it seems unlikely that any regime change will be peaceful
Friday
What to do about Iran?
Tehran is trying to run out the clock
Thursday
Iran is feeling emboldened
Ayatollah Khamenei suspects that the US and Israel are not seeing eye to eye
Wednesday
How Donald Trump will be impeached
As Trump continues his pharaonic world diplomacy, the corruption stories are piling up against him
The fight among the olive trees
On the ground as fighting between Hezbollah and Israel intensifies
Monday
Why air strikes on the Houthis will fail
All other attempts to stop the Houthis haven’t worked. Why should Trump’s be any different?
Thursday
Trump’s new world order
What does the president’s cabinet mean for America abroad?
A shaky truce in Beirut
On the ground in the days leading to the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Wednesday
What comes after Trump’s decisive victory?
A big agenda, replete with lessons from the first term
Monday
Inside the ‘next Gaza’
Fraught times on the ground in the West Bank
The endgame: Biden’s quest for a foreign policy legacy
Dreaming about being a statesman is one thing; being one is quite another
Friday
Where conflict in the Middle East goes from here
The region may once again be at one of those forks in the road that dictate the fate of nations for years to come
Wednesday
Biden-Harris should help destroy Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure
Biden and Harris reportedly want credit for Israel’s success, but an arsonist playing firefighter deserves no applause
Thursday
‘Blood! Blood! Blood!’: the Battle of Fallujah twenty years on
Was it worth the price paid?
Thursday
A superbly written and insightful account of the contemporary American military
General McKenzie’s fine memoir is a rich and powerful testament to the qualities that our best military commanders bring to their service to the nation
