The U.S.-Israeli war that began in February 2026 was meant to sap Irans power, if not to eliminate its regime. Instead, it has given the Islamic Republic a new lease on life, writes F. Gregory Gause III.
Our September/October issue features Philip Gordon on the end of the war on terror, Sebastian Mallaby on the Vaticans response to the AI revolution, Jennifer Pahlka and Andrew Greenway on how to make government work again, and more.
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Kurt Campbell and @RushDoshi argue that allied doggedness in the face of Trumpian hostility shows an intuitive understanding that the likely alternatives to a world secured by the alliance system are considerably worse for the allies.