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Michael Hirsh

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Why the U.S. Is Headed for a Long War With Iran

Why the U.S. Is Headed for a Long War With Iran

His features seemingly frozen in a perpetual frown, Mohsen Rezaei is one of the new hard-line faces of the Iranian regime. A former commander of the...

12.05.2026 5

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Michael Hirsh

Iran Is Calling the Shots Now

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23.04.2026 7

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Michael Hirsh

The One Thing That Terrifies Donald Trump

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08.04.2026 10

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Michael Hirsh

After the Nation-State

No one has done more than Donald Trump to assert the “primacy of nations” in today’s world, to quote his National Security Strategy. And the...

27.03.2026 10

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Michael Hirsh

So This, Finally, Is the ‘Trump Doctrine’

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10.03.2026 10

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Michael Hirsh

Why No One Is Pushing Back on Trump’s Iran Threats

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27.02.2026 20

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Michael Hirsh

No, the International Community Isn’t Dead Yet

28.01.2026 10

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Michael Hirsh

The Downside of Trump’s Venezuela Op

04.01.2026 40

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Michael Hirsh

Putin’s Already Won

12.12.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh

The Wobbling of King Trump

25.11.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh

Why the Democrats Are So Lost

16.10.2025 10

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Michael Hirsh

Trump’s Putin Gambit Failed—but Maybe It Was Still Worth Trying

16.08.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh

Why Everyone in Washington Is a ‘Realist’ Now

09.08.2025 30

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Michael Hirsh

Israel’s Long Road to Regional Dominance

18.06.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh

A New Authoritarian Era in the Mideast?

16.05.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh

A New Authoritarian Era in the Mideast?

16.05.2025 10

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Michael Hirsh

Trump’s First 100 Days Reveal a ‘Strongman’s’ Unprecedented Weakness

29.04.2025 10

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Michael Hirsh

Tariffs Can Actually Work—if Only Trump Understood How

04.04.2025 10

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Michael Hirsh

On Ukraine, Split the Difference Between Trump and Biden 

07.03.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh

The New Meaning of ‘Munich’

20.02.2025 20

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Michael Hirsh