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THE AGGRESSOR
Calls for the U.S. to push Ukraine to negotiate an end to the war require assuming a peace-minded Russia that doesn’t exist.
Nicholas Grossman is an international relations professor at the University of Illinois, senior editor of Arc Digital, and the author of Drones and Terrorism. Follow him on Twitter @NGrossman81.
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THIS AIN’T EASY
Polls show support for an end to the bloodshed, but things like cutting off U.S. aid to Israel and accepting Hamas’ continued rule over Gaza are far less popular.
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THE WARMAKERS
The converged interests of powerful entities could make the conflict continue indefinitely. But with patience, these forces can be dislodged.
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DAMNED IF YOU DO
Is the IDF walking into a trap, or is there no alternative but to fight Hamas block-by-block? How can Palestinian civilians be protected? And what does “victory” even look like?
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MORE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN
The Abraham Accords didn’t bring “the dawn of a new Middle East,” they completely ignored the Palestinians and let the Netanyahu government do almost anything it wanted.
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INVESTIGATE, CONGRESS
The billionaire’s interference in Ukrainian military operations shows he’s a national security risk. No private citizen should have that much power.
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PUTIN’S FOLLY
Wagner’s brief rebellion provides some validation for Ukrainian military gambles, and shows Russia’s internal divisions could force the Kremlin to make peace.
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SHAMELESS
Conspiracy theorists spread a gospel that the COVID vaccine is deadly and truth is being suppressed. So they used an NFL player’s sudden cardiac arrest as a grotesque opportunity.
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VIRTUE SIGNALING
The Tesla boss and his fellow tech investor David Sacks are hyping themselves as brave, free-thinking diplomats, but they badly misunderstand the realities of war.
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BUCK STOPS HERE
Stop bowing to threats of right-wing violence—it’s time for the institutions of constitutional democracy to make their stand.