US policy toward Lebanon badly broken: Washington prizes Israeli security over Lebanese stability. Cycle of violence.
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Europe should help in Gulf for its own interests: oil prices hurt, Russia gains. Engage constructively.
Lebanon’s parliament extends mandate two years amid war, postponing elections. Pattern continues—elections hostage to crisis.
Iran wields internet as political tool: connectivity for amplification. Officials admit—internet reserved for regime voices.
Israel’s forever wars: strategy shifted from deterrence to dominance/degradation. War now the arrangement itself.
When diplomacy nears threshold: twice war came while talks progressed. Ceasefire won’t restore old order.
A war for one man: Netanyahu’s 40-year obsession. Doesn’t need victory—just narrative to eclipse failures.
‘Axis of cope’: fantasy anti-US alliance never real. Danger: hawks learn wrong lessons—US can smash China.
Friends-and-family diplomacy: Trump envoys press weaker parties first, center personal commercial networks. Europe must shape terms.
Amid holy war on Iran, will West examine roots of Christian and Jewish rage? Double standard endures.