The West’s ‘Thin Red Line’ and Egypt’s Inactive Gaza Strategy: An Analysis
Ukraine conflict: The West’s ‘Delicate Boundary’
“Currently, Ukraine stands as the epicenter of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s confrontation with the West,” — but, cautions Mark Toth & Jonathan Sweet at The Hill, should Russia prevail, whether “militarily or in negotiations,” Europe’s “delicate boundary in Eastern Europe will be further compromised.” The danger is immediate; Europe must strengthen its stance, particularly with Trump wavering in his support for Ukraine. “Both London and Brussels” need to recognize: They’re “expecting 39 million Ukrainians to safeguard the European continent” against Putin. Likewise, “340 million Americans need to grasp this too. Presently, it is Europe’s delicate boundary in Ukraine, but if Ukraine capitulates, Europe will become our delicate boundary, and we might find ourselves at risk.”
Middle East focus: Egypt’s ‘Ineffective’ Strategy
Seth Mandel at Commentary expresses his outrage regarding how “Cairo has historically been, and continues to be, a barrier to resolving the Palestinian aspect of the Arab-Israeli conflict.” If the Israel-Hamas conflict reignites, “Egypt will again have the opportunity to contribute positively by permitting temporary Palestinian resettlement so that Israel may neutralize Hamas once and for all.” However, it won’t act, as Egypt prefers to “grumble about Israel and the absence of a two-state solution.” The proposal released by Egypt and its Arab allies is akin to a “white flag” surrender to “Hamas and its Iranian proxy enablers” — and effectively accomplishes nothing. In summary: “Egypt is indifferent to the outcome, as long as it affects others.”
Liberal perspective: Trump Must Control DOGE
Although President Trump has only been in office for six weeks, Ruy Teixeira from The Liberal Patriot argues that the “effort to streamline government” through his Department of Government Efficiency is already “missing the mark” — by overshooting the target. “Nothing unsettles voters more than the thought that entitlements — Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security — could be impacted by DOGE’s actions or Trump’s forthcoming initiatives.” Thus, it’s “not unexpected” that voter “enthusiasm for DOGE, [Elon] Musk, and the real efforts to reform government (as opposed to theoretical ones) is swiftly fading.” Trump should keep in mind that his “mandate was to disrupt the established order by addressing popular issues ignored by Democrats, especially concerning illegal immigration” — not to “pursue whatever sparks the most excitement among his base.”
From the right: Don’s ‘Unfeasible’ Border Achievement
According to former President Joe Biden, his allies, and the media, President Trump’s key success, resolving the border crisis, “was thought to be unattainable under current legislation,” recalls Mark Krikorian at Commonplace. Nonetheless, Trump accomplished this “in a matter of weeks,” as “the apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the southern border decreased” by 90% in February. This was made possible because the Trump administration reversed Biden’s policies, terminating catch-and-release and the CBP One app. Another contributing factor was: “Potential illegal immigrants must now be discouraged by the understanding that if they manage to evade the Border Patrol, ICE will be ready for them in the interior.” “There’s still more work ahead, but as it turns out, resolving the mass migration crisis wasn’t so complex after all — one just needed the resolve to do it.”
Culture perspective: Technology, Families, and the State
“Amid all the discussions regarding technology and governance, there should be considerably more discourse about the other entity invariably at odds with it: the family unit,” asserts Katherine Boyle at The Free Press. “No decentralized authority surpasses that of the family” — and the tech industry, too, requires “the autonomy that comes from guaranteeing that no central authority can ever dominate, suppress, or dismantle the long journey of creation and innovation.” “It’s advantageous for both the tech sector and the family” to form an alliance, but nothing drives us to think about the future like a family, “for no organization can rival” its endurance; it’s designed for “expansion, for eternity, continuing long after we’ve left this world.”
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
