By Timofey Bordachev , Program Director of the Valdai Club
What will be the consequences for the United States of refraining from taking extreme measures against Iran?
It is too early to say what kind of lasting order, if any, will emerge in the Middle East after the failure of the US and Israel’s campaign against Tehran. Yet the decision to avoid escalation, and ultimately the destruction of an entire civilization, already allows for several conclusions, not only about the region but about the wider trajectory of global politics.
First, the episode once again demonstrates the limits of superpower capabilities when vital interests are not…
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