Within the past eighty days, Donald Trump has ordered military missions that have resulted in the capture and arrest of the President of Venezuela and, in coöperation with the Israelis, the decimation of the Iranian regime’s upper echelon, including its Supreme Leader. This is not an attempt to annex and govern new territories, to bring these countries under the United States flag by force, or to launch a years-long campaign to install a new form of government. Immerwahr’s analysis serves as both a provocation about the future of the world order and a helpful primer for anyone hoping to better understand how exactly we got here—though don’t expect too many easy answers.
Author: David Remnick
Published at: 2026-03-17 22:30:00
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