Why ‘peace through strength’ won’t work in the Middle East  

The bumper sticker line for the Trump administration’s second-term foreign policy, known as “peace through strength,” will achieve nominal peace in the Middle East at best. But the so-called “peace” that President Trump highlighted as a central component of his third campaign for the White House is proving to be elusive, as demonstrated by the collapse of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal and the revived bombing campaign in Yemen.  

These outcomes reflect a broader issue: Washington continues...