The Sinwar reset

"Although the Middle East remains beset with perennial challenges, the region is quieter than it has been for decades." 

This now infamous September 2023 observation by President Joe Biden's national security adviser - Jake Sullivan - couldn't even outlast Liz Truss' tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Ever since Hamas' October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel upended this optimistic view of the region, the Biden administration has had to manage a Middle East that is anything but quiet.

After several months of unsuccessful attempts to secure a ceasefire or prevent regional spillover, there may finally be a chance for a reset. After a one-year manhunt, Israeli forces were able to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Undoubtedly, some publications will force us to endure inane obituaries giving some type of credence to Sinwar's madness. History, however, will...