Too many want to believe Hamas’s hospital lies
Despite all the evidence, some Westerners refuse to countenance that the IDF’s claims were right
	Despite all the evidence, some Westerners refuse to countenance that the IDF’s claims were right
	Analysts predicted that Hamas would inflict terrible casualties on the IDF. They were wrong
	Deprived of the weapons it needs to win, and with global attention shifting to Israel, the outlook is terrible
	The US must continue to stand against growing international demands, including from the UN, that the IDF’s hands be tied behind its back
	
	
	
	
	
	
	US ballistic missiles could be a game-changer – but only if Kyiv can target enemy territory
	If Kyiv is unable to penetrate Russian defensive lines, the only other realistic option is a peace agreement on favourable terms to Putin
	We cannot have a repeat of the foreign-policy errors that followed Putin’s 2014 Crimean land grab
	Moscow’s dealings with North Korea suggest an attempt to repeat a version of the 1918 Kaiserschlacht
	Brussels might promise to admit Kyiv, but doing so would be much too costly for France and Germany
	Seizing control of Wagner will give the Russian state the ability to extend its war against the West
	It will not though be the end of the Wagner group, which is far too valuable to the Kremlin in ruthlessly implementing its foreign policy
	Pushing Kyiv into territorial concessions would be a boon for Putin – and a disaster for the alliance
	The greater strategic prize for Kyiv could well be found in the war at sea
	Winning on the battlefield is one thing, but American resistance will soon prove to be the biggest challenge
	Kyiv must improve its attrition rate against Russian forces, or score decisive strategic victories that render numbers redundant
	Kyiv complains that it doesn’t have air power, but that is not the real source of its recent struggles