A Year On
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As a follow up to my post of last week, I have a short column at National Security Journal about the landscape of war a year after October 7…
Nobody is winning this conflict. Israel has suffered a devastating loss in life and its sense of security, along with what grace the rest of the world was willing to accord. Iran has seen its regional reputation crumble as it appears to be able to do little to defeat, deter, or even annoy Israel. Hezbollah has watched as Israel systematically destroyed its leadership, its communications, and is now encroaching upon its territory. Syria has suffered from multiple Israeli airstrikes. Hamas survives but has lost all capacity to do anything of any consequence other than hide. A better peace, the only useful goal of war, has not been achieved. There has perhaps never been a clearer example of the dictum that war hurts everyone. Unfortunately, there’s not much reason to believe that peace is at hand as we approach the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Some additional links:
- Seven months under fire in the Red Sea
- Some differing views on the extent of disruption from the Red Sea attacks…
- China is putting its carrier fleet through the paces…
- Breaking ice and making friends?
- The politics of Gaza in India