Western policy wrongly equates religious authority with social legitimacy, silencing secular Muslims and weakening the struggle against extremism.
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Military power can win battles without ending wars, leaving governments trapped by false assumptions about surrender, bargaining, and political costs.
Iran’s economy buckles under blockade, but Tehran still demands concessions; Washington must hold firm and tighten the screws.
Qatar Mediation empowers Hamas, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda through ransom payments and lopsided deals that entrench dangerous actors.
The Al-Qaeda Defeat came through strategic failure, self-inflicted wounds, and the steady erosion of the group’s legitimacy among Muslims.
Islamist networks thrive in America as federal authorities ignore South Asian groups and fail to prosecute terror finance.
The 9/11 Lessons explain why the War on Terror failed when American power exceeded its realistic limits abroad.
Military force cannot substitute for political settlement, as the Iran campaign risks becoming another long open-ended U.S. deployment.
Why does the world’s most powerful military keep losing wars? A fundamental mismatch of stakes and ambition holds the answer.
The White House accelerates its assault on global institutions, using sanctions and aid cuts to insulate American troops from global war crimes courts.