Shamsoddin Shariati
Europeās support for the US-Israeli war on Iran, in the hope of securing American backing for Ukraine, is a strategic mistake, arguesāÆShamsoddin Shariati. Rather than buying goodwill in Washington, European leaders are undermining their own security, credibility, and strategic autonomyĀ Read more
Kandida Purnell
The recent rescue of a USĀ airmanĀ from Iranian soil obscures a deeper truth. As contested casualty figuresĀ emergeĀ from Americaās war,Ā Kandida PurnellĀ argues that what we see, count, and mourn in war is never neutral. Rather, it is carefully governed through a longstanding necropolitical logic that shapes publicĀ perceptionĀ and sustains conflict Read more
Olamide Samuel
Franceās new nuclear posture and RussiaāsĀ nuclear build-upĀ in Belarus haveĀ made Europe feel vulnerable. But,Ā arguesĀ Olamide Samuel, stronger nuclear rhetoric will not make Europe safer or more independent. Europeās real task is to rebuildĀ arms control, consultation, andĀ dialogueĀ before nuclear danger becomes harder toĀ contain Read more
Ilan Kapoor
From the Strait of Hormuz to Europeās gas crisis, energy dependence lets states project power through prices, not troops. This, saysāÆIlan Kapoor, is reshaping geopolitical influence Read more
Hossein Kermani
Hossein Kermani argues that a largely voiceless majority in Iran is routinely misrepresented by both the Islamic regime and its loudest opponents. Amid the current Iran-Israel-US conflict, he shows how many Iranians are rejecting simplistic binaries and instead are confronting the warās causes, costs, and uncertainties Read more
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