Eitan Shamir of The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies examines claims that Israel lacks a clear, long-term plan for the end of its current multi-front war. Noting that tactical maneuvers are an essential part of any larger strategic plan, Shamir explains how Operation Iron Swords is designed to upend the regional status quo and strengthen Israel’s position well into the future.
The Paper-Pushers Who (Barely) Control America’s Skies
Fans of the 1999 movie Pushing Tin will recall frenetic scenes of air traffic controllers working to keep airliners from colliding in crowded skies. The current reality, writes John Tierney in City Journal, is far worse. Control tasks at U.S. airports today are still exchanged using paper “flight strips”. In contrast to this “international disgrace”, writes Tierney, European and even Canadian control towers have gone nearly all-digital.