The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are the same war The partisan divisions on the two conflicts are unfortunate and, in a sense, odd. Michael Mandelbaum Sept. 23, 2024
America the unprepared In this election year, the international challenges to the United States, the needs of its armed forces and the approach of either major party presidential candidate to the duties of commander-in-chief have thus far gone virtually unmentioned. Michael Mandelbaum Aug. 25, 2024
In Gaza, Israel can win the war but not the peace The Israeli military can prevent more attacks like the one on October 7, but achieving genuine peace depends on the Palestinians. Michael Mandelbaum Jan. 18, 2024
The United States, Iran and the lessons of the last war Current U.S. Iran policy rests on the conviction that confronting Tehran with the threat of war would likely lead to war, and that such a war would follow the pattern of Afghanistan and Iraq. Neither proposition is necessarily correct. Michael Mandelbaum July 31, 2023
