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Trump’s retreats are giving Europe space to challenge Israel 

May 1, 2026

How the Iran war is redrawing Europe's energy map 

April 27, 2026

Oil tankers, cars, and money: the political economy of G7 China policies

April 23, 2026

Why regime-change wars return when world order is in transition 

April 20, 2026

How Lithuania is navigating security as Pax Americana fades 

April 17, 2026
April 16, 2026

Why Europe’s support for war on Iran is backfiringĀ 

Shamsoddin Shariati Europe’s support for the US-Israeli war on Iran, in the hope of securing American backing for Ukraine, is a strategic mistake, argues Shamsoddin Shariati. Rather than buying goodwill in Washington, European leaders are undermining their own security, credibility, and strategic autonomyĀ  Read more
April 10, 2026

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

Kandida Purnell The recent rescue of a USĀ airmanĀ from Iranian soil obscures a deeper truth. As contested casualty figuresĀ emergeĀ from America’s 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
April 10, 2026

ā˜¢ļø Europe is too late to play the nuclear gameĀ 

Olamide Samuel France’s new nuclear posture and Russia’sĀ 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. Europe’s real task is to rebuildĀ arms control, consultation, andĀ dialogueĀ before nuclear danger becomes harder toĀ contain Read more
April 9, 2026

The quiet power of energy dependenceĀ 

Ilan Kapoor From the Strait of Hormuz to Europe’s gas crisis, energy dependence lets states project power through prices, not troops. This, says Ilan Kapoor, is reshaping geopolitical influence Read more
April 7, 2026

Iran’s voiceless majority

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 war’s causes, costs, and uncertainties Read more

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