Are We Tipping into a New World War?

Hezbollah supporters in southern Lebanon on October 23, 2023. (Photo by Manu Brabo via Getty Images)
Historian Walter Russell Mead explains how the battle between Israel and Hamas connects to changing global forces that affect every American.
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If you’ve watched the news over the past few weeks, you’ve surely heard from many experts. People who know a great deal about Hamas or Hezbollah or Iran or China or Russia—regional experts. Or subject matter experts who can tell us about cyber warfare or decolonization or, for example, the way that foreign governments have influenced higher education in…
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