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How This War Ends
Critics think the war with Iran is like Afghanistan. It’s much more like the Cold War.
Michael Oren
The Virus of Antisemitic Violence
The guardrails that prevent the world’s oldest hate are falling away, and no one seems to notice—so we’re tracking it every week.
The Editors
How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
The good news: The crucial waterway can be reopened through military means. The bad news: It will take weeks, or more.
Aaron MacLean
The Sea Geeks Are Ready for World War III
An Indian-born NASA-trained engineer who’s building flying boats for the Navy. An Irish guy who’s making underwater drones. Meet the ocean-trepreneurs…
Suzy Weiss
Did the Islamic Revolution Succeed? And Can It Survive? with Ray Takeyh
The Iran specialist joins ‘School of War’ to discuss what we know about Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and whether the Islamic Republic…
Aaron MacLean
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A Message for Iranian Regime Apologists
How the far right and far left found common cause on Iran.
Rafaela Siewert
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Where in the World Is Mojtaba Khamenei?
The Iranian regime is trying to hide their new Supreme Leader while the IRGC is running the war.
Amit Segal
Can the U.S. Achieve Regime Change in Iran? Plus. . .
Niall Ferguson and Richard Haass debate Operation Epic Fury. The device that stops Big Tech spying on you. What’s behind the explosion in anti-Indian…
The Free Press
Niall Ferguson vs. Richard Haass: Is Regime Change in Iran Possible?
Niall Ferguson supports the American operation in Iran. Richard Haass opposes it. Both say a prolonged war must be avoided. Coleman Hughes moderates…
Coleman Hughes
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A War the U.S. Didn’t Need
The costs of this war, both to date and looking ahead, far outnumber the benefits. It is precisely for this reason that this war of choice was…
Richard Haass
War Hits Hard for Families of Soldiers Sent Off to Fight
Military deployments to Operation Epic Fury leave loved ones filled with worry and doubt. ‘I don’t actually know where he is.’
Madeleine Rowley
Matt Pottinger: Trump Could End the War Tomorrow. I Don’t Think He Will.
The president gave himself an off-ramp. Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t take it, says his former deputy national security adviser.
Matt Pottinger
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