Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Israel can’t be a “hegemon.” As Paul Kennedy wrote in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, true power depends on population, geography, and economy — none of which Israel has.

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Sina Toossi
Israel can’t be a “hegemon.” As Paul Kennedy wrote in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, true power depends on population, geography, and economy — none of which Israel has. Two years on, its “strength” rests on US patronage. Tactical gains, strategic deadlock & decline.
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Yaroslav Trofimov
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Defeating foes and losing friends. Two years after Hamas unleashed the war, Israel stands as a military hegemon in the region — while also becoming an international pariah. My analysis in @WSJ today. wsj.com/world/middle-e

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