Getting rid of what works, and what doesn’t

4 months ago

The regime was arguably on its last legs when the Israelis and Americans attacked. It might not survive an end…

Intersections, not convergence

4 months ago

The best way to generate international norms for technology is in what we call in international relations an epistemic group…

Statehood and language

4 months ago

Albanian as an official language is a right, a reflection of the state’s multiethnic character, and a necessity for a…

Iran lost militarily but won strategically

4 months ago

The war is ending with the strait of Hormuz in Iranian control. The US and the Gulf lost. Iran lost…

Trump is desperate, the Iranians are winning

4 months ago

Trump is now desperate to end the war before it causes more damage to the world economy. He can't credibly…

Iran holds the Trump cards

4 months ago

America is not better off now than before the war. Trump should have ducked out by now. He is stuck…

Trump has disempowered America

4 months ago

Surrender of the strait to Iran and retreat from the Middle East will weaken the US. So too will failure…

The Iranians can get what they want

4 months ago

The Iranians will try to impose unilaterally a permanent toll on passage through the strait of Hormuz. It is going…

Trump has lost Netanyahu’s war

5 months ago

Trump is in peril of losing all but his most loyal voters. No wonder he is trying not only to…

Trump has already lost his Iran war

5 months ago

Trump is stuck in a war of his own making. But it is the rest of us worldwide who will…