Many of Mr Trump’s appointees oppose American entanglement in the Middle East. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s new policy chief, wants the country to focus on Asia. Hawks are also alarmed by chatter ...

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First is to stop acting like an absentee hegemon. When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, no one was particularly interested in how Russia, China or the European Union would respond. Like it or not ...

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