[I]t is clear that U.S. policies are heading toward catastrophe.
Washington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives.
The hypocrisy of global powers is glaring.
In the U.S., Trump no longer has a declaration of a victory over Iran within his grasp.
Beijing wants to avoid being drawn into a confrontation with Washington while still demonstrating that it has an independent voice on major international crises.
Unable to fundamentally alter China’s trajectory, Washington appears once more drawn into Middle Eastern theaters.
Huckabee is also a compulsive warmonger. At a time when his boss, Trump, is pushing for a deal with Iran, Huckabee clearly wants war.
[Th]e real challenge for the Board of Peace will be forcing Netanyahu to yield and embrace the plan and its requirements fully and unconditionally.
[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants.
[W]hat Netanyahu has come to realize is that Trump has effectively stripped him of any cards he once held relating to Gaza.