Iran and the new arithmetic of war
Washington PostJonah BaderIran, war, drones, Ukraine, weapons, Gulf States, Gulf War, Iran War, future of war, military, missile
America’s imperial trap in Iran
Washington PostJonah BaderGreat Britain, Britain, Iran, United States, Middle East, China, Russia, Africa, Gulf States, Iran War
An Iranian civil war is not in America’s interest
Washington PostJonah Baderregime change, Iran, Venezuela, Pete Hegseth, Kurds, donald, Benjamin Netanyahu, Syria, IRGC, Saddam Hussein, Israel, Gulf States, Iran War
‘Bomb and hope’ is not a strategy
Five realities about the new Middle East
Washington PostJonah BaderDonald Trump, Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Qatar, Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, two-state solution
Unilateral war won’t build a safer world
Washington PostJonah BaderIran deal, Iran, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Donald Trump, diplomacy, nuclear weapons, uranium, nonproliferation, rules-based international order, Vietnam
Israel is succeeding but will it overreach?
Washington PostJonah Baderisrael, Iran deal, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Syria, Benjamin Netanyahu, nuclear weapons, nuclear deal, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Ayatollah Khamenei
You can’t bully a supply chain superpower
Washington PostJonah BaderDonald Trump, China, trade, Tariffs, interdependence, sanct, SWIFT, Iran, Russia, North Korea, rare earths, chips, soft power, Soviet Union, Pope
Trump’s reversal on Iran may be his most consequential
Washington PostJonah BaderIran deal, Iran, Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Middle East, Hezbollah, Bashar al-Assad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed bin Salman, Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio
Is the U.S. a patsy? The premise of ‘America First’ is bizarre.
Washington PostJonah BaderDavos, World Economic Forum, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Iraq War, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, World War II, Great Power Competition, Marshall Plan, Germany, Japan, Panama Canal, nationalism, protectionism
Biden’s international achievements are Trump’s opportunities
Washington PostJonah BaderJoe Biden, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, Ukraine, Israel, Europe, Japan, South Korea
The most dangerous moment since the Cold War
Washington PostJonah BaderMiddle East, Europe, Asia, China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, United States, Cold War, Ukraine, Donald Trump, taiw, trade
America’s failed approach to Iran can’t really be called a strategy
Washington PostJonah BaderIran, Iran deal, Maximum Pressure, nuclear weapons, nuclear deal, prol, Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas, Masoud Pezeshkian, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Americans are losing confidence. But the world knows better.
In responding to Iran, the U.S. should take the Godfather’s advice