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Welcome to the New World Order? by Peter Van Buren – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Welcome to the New World Order? by Peter Van Buren

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By Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative, May 11, 2026

Peter Van Buren is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, Hooper’s War: A Novel of WWII Japan, and Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the 99 Percent.

American strategy has given way to flailing improvisation.

The Iran War may prove to be little more than a blip on the world’s radar. Or its real significance may lie less in who wins militarily than in whether it accelerates global recognition that the United States is no longer willing or able to enforce the international order it created after 1945.

There is a strong argument that, even as the missiles continue to fly, the war is not that significant. It appears today the most likely outcome will be a return to something like the status quo in the Middle East. Everyone wants the oil to start flowing again, albeit for different reasons, and this is a powerful pull toward compromise. Iran will play its strongest card, opening the Strait of Hormuz to the best deal, while the U.S. will push its military advantage further forward to pressure Tehran to some kind of a better deal. …

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