William Astore on The Iran Debacle

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The worst of the Iran War may be over, according to this report from NBC News: Oil plunged and markets surged amid a report the U.S. and Iran are nearing a deal to end the war as gas prices jumped past $4.50....

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John Mearsheimer asks What Went Wrong?

Reprinted from John's Substack:  On 4 May 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast talking with Glenn about how the US and Europe ended up in so much trouble today. We spent little time talking about the specifics of the Iran war — which is highly unusual these...

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The Astonishing Influence of Israel

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Every now and then, I get out one of my globes to remind myself of the geography of America’s many distant wars. Here’s a photo I took a couple of days ago: It’s always staggering to ponder how small Israel is...

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