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How Israel, Iran and the US risk becoming prisoners to policies

By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College The latest escalation in the Middle East is in many ways the inevitable culmination of a long-simmering rivalry. Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons capability and Israel’s determination to stop that from happening meant that such an outcome was always in the cards. But it also provides … Continue reading “How Israel, Iran and the US risk becoming prisoners to policies”