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
US Military ‘Not Ready’ for Hormuz Conflict: Chris Wright Warns of $100 Oil Shock
For the first time since the Tanker War of the 1980s, the world’s most critical energy artery has become a
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
Iran Will Escalate: Why U.S. Military Strikes Risk a Quagmire
Washington bet on a swift collapse. Tehran is betting on something older—and more dangerous. It began, as the Trump era
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