Iran’s dilemma in war and peace
Iran’s regional ambitions are increasingly constrained by military limits, economic pressure, and internal fragility.
Category Archives: Opinions
Why the Iranian regime did not collapse after Khamenei’s assassination
The Iranian regime is designed to survive power vacuums. That, however, does not mean it will survive the war unscathed.
The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why
Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded.
Nobody wants to get involved’ in Strait of Hormuz military operations
Charles Kupchan says the US and allies are reluctant to use military means to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz.
What do the first two weeks of the war on Iran portend for the future?
New, critical dynamics are emerging in the region that could reshape it in dramatic ways.
US’s new scramble for Africa is biomedical imperialism
From Zimbabwe to Zambia, US health deals are raising fears of a new era of biomedical extractivism.
Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon
The strategy used to depopulate Gaza - displacement, destruction and fragmentation - is now being deployed on Lebanon.
The war of signals: How Russia and China help Iran see the battlefield
Electronic warfare and intelligence sharing are eroding decades of US-Israeli dominance in the Gulf.
‘A US military victory in Iran without a political one is not a victory’
‘This is not a war about whose military is better, bigger or more powerful.’
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire was built to fail
Israeli attacks never stopped, and the mechanism meant to police violations had no power to stop them.
Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen
Yet the fallout from the Iran war could push Gulf rivals to cooperate, opening space for diplomacy on Sudan.
Duterte’s drug war faces judgement at the ICC
Victims of the Philippines’ drug war finally see a path to justice in The Hague.
It is time for the world to move on without the United States
The US no longer wants to be the guarantor of the world order. It's time the rest of us take this responsibility.
We, the American people, have had enough of endless wars
The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal and goes against the interests of the American people.
Will the Houthis join Iran’s war?
As the regional conflict escalates, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi faces a strategic choice: intervene or stay out.
Israel puts a target on the back of the rules-based order
Israel suggests those seeking to enforce international law on Gaza will meet the fate of a destroyed Iranian warship.
The dark side of Holi
India’s festival of colour has become a day when women brace for harassment.
The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel
Conservative dissent over the war is fracturing the GOP and testing the durability of US support for Israel.
US and Israeli interests may soon diverge on Iran
Trump and Netanyahu are in this war for very different reasons. And that will soon show.
The fantasy of an easy victory in the war on Iran
The US and Israel declared regime change as their ultimate goal. That, however, would be difficult to achieve.