A titanic geopolitical struggle is underway

While the two battlefronts – Russia v Ukraine and Israel v Hamas – may look very different, they actually have a lot in common.

Thomas FriedmanContributor

Jan 26, 2024 – 7.40am

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There are many ways to explain the two biggest conflicts in the world today, but my own shorthand has been that Ukraine wants to join the West and Israel wants to join the Arab East – and Russia, with Iran’s help, is trying to stop the first, and Iran and Hamas are trying to stop the second.

While the two battlefronts may look very different, they actually have a lot in common.