China’s new ethnic unity law codifies, “under the guise of civic inclusion,” a requirement that Mongols, Tibetans, and Uyghurs “become part of a single, party-defined Chinese identity,” write @jleibold and @tendor.
“Victory over Iran would no doubt transform Israel’s security prospects and bolster its regional ambitions,” writes @ShiraEfron. “But it will not be enough to mend the country’s deepest divisions.”
In Iran, the United States assumed that “moving fast with tremendous force” would be enough to “achieve swift success on the battlefield,” writes @LawDavF. “But as Russia discovered in Ukraine, wars do not often end so easily.”