Walter Russell Mead discusses Israel’s wartime unity government, the specter of a second front in southern Lebanon, why American universities are “honoring the martyrs of Hamas,” and whether President Joe Biden has already determined to accept Israeli and American defeat on his podcast, What Really Matters.
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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)