As Iran imposes a choke hold on the Strait of Hormuz, squeezing the global economy, Trump faces a crisis that echoes one of history’s most revealing strategic failures.
The 1956 Suez Crisis revealed the limits of Britain’s postwar influence after Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. Military intervention by Britain, France, and Israel quickly gave way to international ...
The recent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran and the US raises significant concerns over global trade and freedom of ...
From the Suez Crisis to the Iran War, both conflicts reveal Israel’s startling dependence on the United States. There is a particular kind of historical vertigo that comes from watching the same drama ...