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“Epic Fury”: The End of Great Dreams
Iran has changed and moved to the opposite extreme from excessive revolutionary romanticism to excessive pragmatism.
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Capitalism’s Broken Giving Channels Are Endangering Civil Society
The contemporary crisis stems from a deeper structural problem: modern capitalism has weakened many of the mechanisms through which wealth was once partially redirected toward the common good.
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The Middle East Nuclear Question Begins With Israel
Why debates over deterrence ignore the region’s central asymmetry: one state’s overwhelming conventional supremacy, undeclared nuclear arsenal, and immunity from the rules imposed on everyone else.
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The U.S.-Iran Negotiations: What Is Happening, and Where Are They Headed?
The American-Iranian negotiations are marked by uncertainty, ambiguity, and stalemate. Why is that the case, and what could it lead to?
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The Arab Peoples’ Calculus of Rage
As Gaza burned, Arab rulers pursued strategic caution while popular anger deepened, exposing a widening gulf between state policy and the emotional politics of the street.
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War on Iran and the Liberal Illusion of the End of History
A war meant to force Iran’s collapse has instead exposed the enduring power of ideology, identity, and belief, and the persistent failure of liberal assumptions that reduce politics to economics and elections alone.
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Mr. President No More: Trump and the Unmaking of the American Republic
From George Washington’s insistence on republican modesty to Donald Trump’s public assault on institutional restraint, the presidency has moved from symbol of constitutional virtue to engine of democratic decay.
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The Real Politics Behind Meloni’s Turn against Israel
Italy’s suspension of arms deals with Tel Aviv reflects less a moral reckoning than the domestic pressures, electoral setbacks, and strategic calculations now confronting Giorgia Meloni’s government.
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Populism and Self-Sabotage: Beyond the Weaponization of the Hormuz Strait
As war with Iran drives the weaponization of the Hormuz Strait, Donald Trump’s personalized foreign policy is testing whether populism can still deliver strategic gains—or only global instability.
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The Hell of War on Iran: Is There Any Way Out?
Ambassador Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil argues that the conflict is not fundamentally about Iran’s nuclear program or missiles, but about regime change, regional order, and the struggle to shape the postwar balance of power across the Gulf and the wider Middle East.
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Egypt in Reordered Middle East: Strategic Balancing or Strategic Drift?
Egypt’s balancing doctrine faces mounting strain as shifting alliances, regional conflicts, and U.S.–Israeli policy realignments narrow Cairo’s room for maneuver.