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Contested body counts, a missing airman, and the (necro)politics of America’s war in Iran 

April 10, 2026

☢️ Europe is too late to play the nuclear game 

April 10, 2026

The quiet power of energy dependence 

April 9, 2026

Iran’s voiceless majority

April 7, 2026

How AI is becoming a core instrument of state power

March 30, 2026
March 20, 2026

India in a fix amid US-Israel war against Iran 

Sonia Sarkar India sits precariously in this US-Israel-led war against its old regional partner Iran. This, says Sonia Sarkar, is because of Hindu supremacist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proximity to Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu  Read more
March 20, 2026

The Iran crisis is deepening Britain’s anxiety over its international role

Ruairidh Brown Trump’s dismissal of Keir Starmer as 'no Churchill' cuts Britain deep, argues Ruairidh Brown. His open contempt strikes at the heart of Britain’s post-imperial anxiety Read more
March 19, 2026

The Iran-Israel-US war and the illusion of regime collapse

Cristian Pîrvulescu The attack on Iran by Israel and the US can be seen as an attempt to force regime change. Yet, says Cristian Pîrvulescu, authoritarian regimes rarely collapse when leaders fall. Systems built around institutions often survive because they reproduce power through structures that organise coercion and coordinate elites Read more
March 16, 2026

Civilisationism is transforming Europe–US relations

Josefin Graef In 1963, the Munich Security Conference was founded to strengthen West Germany’s integration into NATO. The 62nd annual Conference, which took place 13–15 February 2026, shows the increasing influence of civilisationist politics on transatlantic security, argues Josefin Graef Read more
March 12, 2026

Why civilian harm is difficult to measure in short urban air campaigns

Narges Qadirli Following Israel’s 12-day air campaign in Iran in June 2025, casualty figures varied across media sources, official reports, and humanitarian organisations. Narges Qadirli examines how short urban air warfare exposes structural constraints in the recording, measurement, and verification of civilian harm across conflict datasets and casualty reporting systems Read more

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