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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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)