Faith
Like the Taliban’s iconoclasts, the outer world is for them a stranger, progress is anathema, and religious diversity is a threat
Empires
No matter how it ends, the Iran War has buried one world order and will give rise to another
Statecraft
The rich will give money, Jordan will train cops, Israel will build a port, Egypt will give economic space, and UAE will reboot the schools
Strategy
Whatever Trump’s plans, Israel can emerge from this war with a great diplomatic prize
Trends
Like Hungary’s voters, Israel’s will ultimately understand they have been taken for a ride