America cannot ignore the Middle East
Despite calls to refocus American grand strategy towards Europe and Asia, events in Israel show that the United States cannot abandon its commitments in the Middle East.
Despite calls to refocus American grand strategy towards Europe and Asia, events in Israel show that the United States cannot abandon its commitments in the Middle East.
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Kerry Gershaneck, a former US Marine officer and a university professor, speaks to The Sunday Guardian.
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His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.
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World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons
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Iraq is invaded and its despot is deposed. Iran encroaches, amassing territory covering Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Israel. The year is 539 BCE, though it eerily echoes events following the fall of Saddam...
The U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, entering the Persian Gulf following months of Iranian attacks in the area. The high-profile...
In a telephone conversation with Deutsche Bank, the bank told 'Israel Heute' that "it did not have to justify the decision and therefore would not say anything more."
How President Donald Trump has been forthright about the actual drivers of American policy in the Middle East
On the strategic questions that matter in the Middle East, the president is cleareyed.
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