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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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. https://wsj.com/world/middle-east/after-two-years-of-war-israel-is-strongerand-more-isolatedthan-ever-dc500e33?st=sZNN4o&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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