Albert Hirschman’s book on geo-economics written in the context of Nazi Germany is proving prescient. Today, national strategies that weaponize trade flows, critical supplies and financial systems are ...

As the deceased commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, once put it, maintaining deterrence is like riding a bicycle: “You have to keep pedaling all the ...

The lesson that Tehran will take away from this conflict is that it needs an ironclad deterrent in the form of a nuclear weapon.

Explore the double standards in the global nuclear regime, highlighting conflicts and shifting strategies of Iran, Israel, ...

The Kharg Island strike shows how US force is calibrated to avoid disrupting global oil flows.

A scientist, whether theorist or experimenter, puts forward statements or systems of statements, and tests them step by step. Karl R. Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1959) In the ...

They are cultivated in soil prepared by genuine historical grievance. Acknowledging this does not validate the ideology or its murderous applications. It is simply accurate, and accuracy matters when ...

Why the West misread Iran’s ‘strategic patience’ until the 'great explosion' of 2026 ...

Calls for a formal declaration ending the Korean War have once again emerged in South Korea's policy discussions. Supporters argue that such a ...

The globalization to which we have grown accustomed and prospered from has survived recessions, financial crises and a ...

TODAY marks three weeks of the war being waged by the US and Israel on Iran. New reporting over the last week supports suggestions that ...

Iran’s regional ambitions are increasingly constrained by military limits, economic pressure, and internal fragility.