On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, Israel’s abstention from the latest military strikes on Iran, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s management of his generals, and what is going on with the United States–Saudi Arabia nuclear deal.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)