As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?
Summary
The article argues that conflicts across the Middle East and elsewhere are increasingly connected, making crises harder to contain. It cites U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s comments about the regional effects of the Iran war and international relations scholar Charles Kupchan’s view that wider shifts in global power and technology are driving instability.Key Facts
- Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that war in one place threatens peace elsewhere.
- Tom Barrack said the war on Iran launched by the United States and Israel in late February had produced unexpected consequences.
- Barrack said U.S. actions related to Iran had ramifications involving Hamas, Hezbollah, Iranian militias, the Houthis, and North Africa.
- Barrack said past efforts to change governments across the Middle East and Levant had not worked, citing Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.
- International relations scholar Charles Kupchan says global power is spreading across more countries, intensifying competition among major powers.
- Kupchan also says digital-era changes are disrupting economies and societies, affecting politics within countries and relations between them.
- The article presents Trump as both a reflection of broader global trends and a source of disruption.
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