The regime's primary goal now is political survival.
[Trump's] patience regarding working toward an end to the war continues to wane.
And all the while, Ukraine was merely the pawn in some grand strategic game.
[T]he negotiators have obtained a breakthrough in a rare co-production choreographed by two entirely different U.S. presidents, Joe Biden and Trump.
These talks might become a way to buy America more time until the election.
Will the Israeli prime minister ... choose to act as head of state or as a politician?
A successful roadmap must answer the question of what happens to Gaza and especially to Hamas going forward.
[T]he war in Gaza is a war in which both sides are fighting for their survival.
Israel and the U.S. should have ... demanded the immediate release of the hostages as a prerequisite for the cease-fire.
Biden will not be able to play for time and shimmy from one deal to the next much longer.
[J]apan has a duty to appeal to the U.S. for an immediate cease-fire. There is no more time to waste.