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  The Washington Post : Max Boot
13  april     18h50
Orban’s defeat shows the Achilles’ heel of populist power
Max Boot    Formerly ascendant European right-wing parties are in retreat, a possible omen for Trump’s MAGA movement.
08  april     20h49
The Iran ceasefire was a TACO Tuesday, and thank goodness
Max Boot    Trump gets to act like his bloodcurdling threats worked, but he’s giving up far more than Tehran did.
03  april     22h46
Hegseth’s firing of a top general is the latest sign of Pentagon turmoil
Max Boot    The defense secretary is better at waging culture wars than the Iran war.
30  march     10h00
Ukraine’s drone army has done the incredible
Max Boot    Russia hoped winter would bring Ukraine to its knees. Here’s why it didn’t.
23  march     10h45
Don’t blame Trump’s stupid war on Israel
Max Boot    The Jewish state, as usual, makes a handy fall guy. The president might look in the mirror instead.
16  march     11h00
The U.S. military’s greatest weakness in Iran is one it can’t fix
Max Boot    Many issues can be resolved by smarter acquisitions decisions. Not so for incompetent leadership.
09  march     11h15
There are two winners in Iran. Neither one is America.
Max Boot    Oil disruption benefits Russia, as does less U.S. aid for Ukraine. And Iran distracts from China.
06  march     13h49
Trump’s mini-me ambassadors are insulting and alienating U.S. allies
Max Boot    Save the undiplomatic diplomats. The president does enough damage to America’s reputation all by himself.
28  february     17h50
There is no reason to think this war with Iran is necessary
Max Boot    Trump criticized the Iraq War. Now he’s making the same mistakes.
23  february     15h32
The U.S. is sleepwalking into war with Iran. Trump won’t explain why.
Max Boot    With Trump’s motives and objectives so unclear, it’s little wonder that talks aren’t working.
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The U.S. is sleepwalking into war with Iran. Trump won’t explain why.
Max Boot    With Trump’s motives and objectives so unclear, it’s little wonder that talks aren’t working.
16  february     17h36
Even far-right foreign leaders are getting sick of Trump’s meddling
Max Boot    Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
    12h00
Even far-right foreign leaders are getting sick of Trump’s meddling
Max Boot    Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
09  february     16h15
Trump has a strongman’s contempt for international law
Max Boot    The president’s indifference to domestic legal constraints is reflected in his actions outside the U.S.
    11h30
Trump’s alleged fear of the ICC reflects the company he’s in
Max Boot    The president’s indifference to domestic legal constraints is reflected in his actions outside the U.S.
02  february     16h48
America is alienating what could become a superpower
Max Boot    If the mighty middle powers coordinate, they can reshape the global balance.
    11h30
America is alienating what could become a superpower
Max Boot    If the mighty middle powers coordinate, they can reshape the global balance.
26  january     15h23
Trump’s Board of Peace is already floundering
Max Boot    President Donald Trump’s attempt to rival the United Nations, with him in charge, is likely to disappear and be quickly forgotten.
    11h30
Trump’s Board of Peace is already floundering
Max Boot    Trump’s attempt to rival the U.N., with him in charge, is likely to disappear and be quickly forgotten.
19  january     19h54
Trump is addicted to military force. Congress knows what is missing.
Max Boot    A dilemma confronts the Trump administration in Iran. It needs the U.S. soft power it eviscerated.
    11h45
Trump is addicted to military force. Congress knows what is missing.
Max Boot    A dilemma confronts the Trump administration in Iran. It needs the U.S. soft power it eviscerated.
12  january     17h02
Trump was an imperialist all along
Max Boot    The president is trapped in a Gilded Age bubble where tariffs and resource grabs are prized.
    11h15
Trump was an imperialist all along
Max Boot    The president is trapped in a Gilded Age bubble where tariffs and resource grabs are prized.
03  january     19h58
Trump claims the U.S. will run’ Venezuela. What’s the plan?
Max Boot    The raid to nab Maduro was brilliantly executed. The aftermath could get extremely messy.
    19h51
Trump claims the U.S. will run’ Venezuela. What’s the plan?
Max Boot    The raid to nab Maduro was brilliantly executed. The aftermath could get extremely messy.
29  december     16h25
Trump and Zelensky talk peace while Putin wages war
Max Boot    Ukraine peace won’t come until the Russian dictator realizes he can’t win militarily.
    14h56
Putin was the missing man at Mar-a-Lago
Max Boot    Ukraine peace won’t come until the Russian dictator realizes he can’t win militarily.
22  december     14h02
Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat
Max Boot    ISIS and al-Qaeda thrive as Trump recklessly reallocates scarce security resources.
    11h30
Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat
Max Boot    ISIS and al-Qaeda thrive as Trump recklessly reallocates scarce security resources.
15  december     17h50
Seizing Venezuelan oil tankers could backfire on Trump
Max Boot    More legally defensible than blowing up boats, but that doesn’t make it a good idea or policy.
    11h45
Seizing Venezuelan oil tankers could backfire on Trump
Max Boot    More legally defensible than blowing up boats, but that doesn’t make it a good idea or policy.
08  december     16h43
Trump is sending a clear message to the free world
Max Boot    President Donald Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia.
    11h45
Trump is sending a clear message to the free world
Max Boot    Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia.
01  december     19h28
Pete Hegseth, not Mark Kelly, should be facing justice
Max Boot    There’s a reason lawmakers worry about the military being told to ignore the law.
    19h18
No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders
Max Boot    There’s a reason lawmakers worry about the military being told to ignore the law.
25  november     16h17
America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
Max Boot    Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.
    11h30
America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
Max Boot    Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.
22  november     21h35
Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen 200 billion immediately, Europe
Max Boot    With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.
    21h31
Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen 200 billion immediately, Europe
Max Boot    With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.
16  november     23h02
I’m a huge sports fan. Gambling, especially prop bets, is ruining the fun.
Max Boot    The integrity of games appears increasingly compromised by betting scandals. That’s a big problem.
    22h46
I’m a huge sports fan. Gambling, especially prop bets, is ruining the fun.
Max Boot    The integrity of games appears increasingly compromised by betting scandals. That’s a big problem.
10  november     17h57
Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation
Max Boot    Many MAGA loyalists don’t bat an eye as Trump mediates conflicts while also saber-rattling.
    12h15
Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation
Max Boot    Many MAGA loyalists don’t bat an eye as Trump mediates conflicts while also saber-rattling.
03  november     17h12
Why is Trump politicizing the military? Ask the fired generals.
Max Boot    Why are so many generals getting fired? Congress should summon them to find out.
    12h00
Why is Trump politicizing the military? Ask the fired generals.
Max Boot    Why are so many generals getting fired? Congress should summon them to find out.
27  october     14h30
Trump is circling Maduro. This points to a dark history.
Max Boot    The White House is ratcheting up military pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
    11h00
Trump is circling Maduro. This points to a dark history.
Max Boot    The White House is ratcheting up military pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
20  october     15h21
Trump keeps getting played by Putin. Will Budapest be different?
Max Boot    A Russia-Ukraine ceasefire might be possible if only Trump would apply more pressure on Putin.
    10h00
Trump keeps getting played by Putin. Will Budapest be different?
Max Boot    A Russia-Ukraine ceasefire might be possible if only Trump would apply more pressure on Putin.
13  october     19h44
Why the Gaza ceasefire won’t lead to lasting peace
Max Boot    A new Middle East will require sacrifices that Israelis and Palestinians show no sign of making.
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