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The Irresistible Urge to Invoke World War III

Foreign Policy March 12, 2026 · 10:29 am Read Original
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The Irresistible Urge to Invoke World War III

Forget the inflated comparisons. Neither the war in the Middle East nor the Russian invasion of Ukraine ever signaled a global conflagration.

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Source Foreign Policy
Published Mar 12, 2026 · 10:29 am
Article ID 3nel0d2
Original URL Open source
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