What’s a War, Anyway?
It’s getting harder to tell when countries are in conflict
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7 min readApr 19, 2024
When Iran attacked Israel on April 14, it sure looked like the beginning of a war, didn’t it? There were missiles and aircraft flying through the sky and explosions overhead. Iran’s government obviously carried out the attack, and it was an unmistakable act of aggression. But the event isn’t being treated like the beginning of a…