Water Under Fire
Attacks on desalination plants could escalate the Iran conflict.
A Ground War in Iran Would Be America’s Worst Strategic Mistake Yet
Boots on the ground in Iran will be a demonstration not of U.S. strength but of its limits.
The War That Changed the Terms of Iran’s Crisis
The war has shifted the crisis onto ground that favors the regime’s hardest institutions and away from the domestic contest over legitimacy that had left the state most exposed.
Women Pay the Highest Price for U.S. ‘Wars of Liberation’
As an Iraqi, I’ve spent my life fleeing, surviving, and bearing witness to wars justified by lies. In Iran, we’re seeing yet another.
Israel Didn’t ‘Drag’ the U.S. Into War—American Hawks Have Wanted This for Decades
Blaming Israel alone for this catastrophe lets U.S. leaders off the hook for their actions.
The GCC Economies Are Facing the Challenges of War
Trump’s apocalyptic prioritization of Israeli interests has weakened the interdependence of the Gulf States.
You Cannot Bomb an Ideology Out of Existence
Each additional strike reinforces the narrative that sustains the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Existential Crisis of Mainstream Economics
The financial crisis of 2008 should have exposed how compromised most economists are. Only a bigger crisis might make the profession more relevant to contemporary society.
China’s Great Pivot: From Scale to Substance
The era of growth at any cost has officially yielded to a model defined by three pillars: domestic demand, technological self-reliance, and a radical green transition.
Trump’s Terrifying Talent for Multitrashing
The frog of America is not in a pot of water coming to a slow boil. The frog of America is in the middle of a pile of rapidly accumulating rubble.
Did Iran Attack Diego Garcia?
Be careful drawing conclusions about Iran’s alleged attack on the U.S. base on Diego Garcia.
Why Japan Is Not Laughing at Trump’s Pearl Harbor Jokes
Welcome to a new, transactional era of American foreign policy where history is not a set of lessons to be learned but a rhetorical cudgel to be used against friends.
Boy-Gangsters in High Office
Many citizens of Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran are unhappy with their regimes. But it is not up to self-proclaimed saviors from the outside to overthrow the leaders of those countries.
Sovereignty of the Afghan State under the Taliban
The Taliban’s rule violates international norms, but that doesn’t give Pakistan the right to violate Afghanistan’s sovereignty.