Max Boot

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Journalist/historian; U.S. foreign policy and military history/strategy.

Trump's Iran War Tactics Undermine US Gulf and European Alliances
SocialMay 11, 2026

Trump's Iran War Tactics Undermine US Gulf and European Alliances

With his conduct of the Iran war, Trump is lighting on fire US alliances in the Persian Gulf and Europe. Speaking on MS NOW. https://t.co/xrxgf5Rrgs

By Max Boot
China Sees a Violent, Declining U.S. Hegemony
SocialMay 11, 2026

China Sees a Violent, Declining U.S. Hegemony

35-year CIA veteran: “The Chinese have a very dark portrait of the United States as a global hegemon that’s declining in power and becoming more violent as it tries to cling to its primacy.” https://t.co/k0BBoVA8G8

By Max Boot
Post‑Trump Iran Becomes Greater Threat to People, Region
SocialMay 7, 2026

Post‑Trump Iran Becomes Greater Threat to People, Region

This is not a kinder, gentler Iranian regime. The Iran that is emerging from Trump’s war is a bigger threat than ever to its own people and to the region. Speaking on MS NOW. https://t.co/h5cbTjE77j

By Max Boot
Accountability Still Elusive After Recent Boat Strikes
SocialMay 5, 2026

Accountability Still Elusive After Recent Boat Strikes

I wrote a Substack followup to my Washington Post column on the boat strikes: "Will there ever be accountability for the boat strikes?" https://t.co/vIWSqY3hBn

By Max Boot
Trump-Appointed Generals Risk Further Illegal Military Actions
SocialMay 4, 2026

Trump-Appointed Generals Risk Further Illegal Military Actions

It is disturbing to see the U.S. military continuing to carry out orders that outside experts (if not the administration's own lawyers) say are blatantly unlawful. If Trump’s hand-picked generals are willing to act so egregiously this instance, what else...

By Max Boot