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When the Enemy Becomes Necessary

Rachel Myrick argues polarisation reshapes how democracies conduct foreign policy. The DiploPolis review tests that argument against India's Operation Sindoor, Israel's war aims and Pakistan's civil-military imbalance — and finds it travels further than expected, but not everywhere.