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The Trojan Horse Will Come for Us Too

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East offer Americans a glimpse into the battles of the future—and a warning.

The view from a living room of a residential building that was destroyed in an attack by Israel in Tehran
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The Condemnations of Israel Are Half-Hearted

Diplomacy often takes the form of staged meetings and statements whose plain meanings differ from what the country’s leaders actually feel. What they actually feel is not usually difficult to discern.