The False Promise of “Flexible Realism” — Trump’s War on Iran Reveals a Foreign Policy Without Principles
There is a particular audacity to naming a foreign policy doctrine after an intellectual tradition you are simultaneously dismantling. The […]
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Trump, Xi, and the Specter of 1914: How America and China Can Avoid the Blunders That Led to World War I
A war nobody planned for, on a timetable nobody set, triggered by a crisis nobody fully understood — that was
Could the Iran War Trigger a Global Economic Crisis?
On the morning of February 28, 2026, the world woke up to a new and terrifying arithmetic. U.S. and Israeli
Dubai’s Financial District Rattled by Iranian Drones: How the DIFC Drone Attack Is Reshaping the Gulf’s Economic Future
Iranian drones struck Dubai’s DIFC financial district on March 13, 2026 — sending smoke over the skyline and bankers to
Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader Signals Iran Will Not Blink
An IRGC-Backed Coronation in the Shadow of War On the morning of March 8, 2026, the Islamic Republic of Iran
Why India’s Modi Backed Israel Over Iran — And What the Timing Reveals
Why did Narendra Modi fly to Jerusalem and upgrade India-Israel ties to a “Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and
South Korea–Philippines Nuclear Energy and Critical Minerals Deal: What It Really Means
A new strategic axis is forming in Southeast Asia — one that could reshape Indo-Pacific energy security and the global
Trump’s Iran Gamble: How Operation Epic Fury Is Opening a Pandora’s Box in the Gulf
As bombs fall on Tehran and tankers sit idle at the mouth of the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, the
How Donald Trump Became a Military Interventionist
He ran on a promise to end America’s forever wars. He mocked the foreign policy establishment, derided nation-building as a
US and Israel Launch ‘Massive’ Strikes on Iran as Trump Calls for Regime Change — A Turning Point in the Middle East
US and Israel launch massive joint strikes on Iran in Operation Shield of Judah as Trump urges Iranians to “take
Bangladesh First: BNP’s Path to a Winning Foreign Policy
By the time Tarique Rahman raised his right hand before President Mohammed Shahabuddin on February 17, 2026, the queue of
Xi and Merz Forge Stronger Sino-German Ties: Rebalancing Trade in a Turbulent World
When Friedrich Merz touched down in Beijing on February 25, 2026 — just weeks into his chancellorship — he carried