The pursuit of peace through strength has trapped America in a strategic quagmire, undermining its own defence priorities and empowering adversaries worldwide
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Can Zaidi reshape the US-Iraq relationship, or will militias and quota politics sink Washington’s gamble?
Friction with Israel is not fracture; historical spats never broke coordination, and scapegoating America’s top ally ironically increases U.S. work.
The foreign policy shift among younger Republicans illustrates how the Trump-Led Right Rethinks Iran, dismantling long-held neoconservative dogmas.
Washington’s Iran deal excludes Israel from negotiations, deepening distrust and forcing Jerusalem into unilateral action against its core security interests.
Pragmatism and realpolitik both demand clear endgames, yet the war on Iran leaves victory undefined and consequences dangerously unsettled.
A leadership change in Israel will not halt Israel’s ethnic cleansing agenda, which operates as permanent state policy beyond any prime minister.
Europe can use trade leverage to challenge Israeli settlements, but delaying action risks rendering a two-state solution permanently unattainable.
The Islamabad Memorandum signals a Nixonian shift, empowering regional powers to lead security while the US steps back as offshore balancer.
The administration unleashes a fierce institutional counteroffensive to completely isolate multi-factional congressional opposition over the accord.