From Gaza to Ukraine, wars and crises are piling up
How diplomats and generals are running out of bandwidth
An Israel-Hamas war in Gaza threatens to spread across the Middle East, with America and Iran facing off in the background. The Ukraine war, Europe’s largest since 1945, shows no sign of ending. Chinese jets and warships now menace Taiwan in growing numbers and with increasing frequency. Looming elections on the island are likely to bring more tension. Civil conflict in Mali, Myanmar and Sudan has worsened in recent weeks, too.
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This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Everything, everywhere, all at once”
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