The world is distracted. The war in the Middle East has fractured supply chains, unsettled oil markets, and redirected the gaze of policymakers and investors toward the Gulf and beyond. Yet while global attention fixates on conflict, a quieter, more consequential story is unfolding across 54 nations and 1.4 billion people. Africa — long mischaracterized […]
When the leaders of China and the United States speak or meet, the world pays attention. Read More Here
In the Persian language, the word ruh carries a weight that the English word ‘spirit’ only partially translates. It is at once the animating breath of the living and the residual force of the dead. The ruh does not simply vanish when its vessel is extinguished. It permeates the world it once shaped, bending the […]
The crisis in world order consists more in civilizational exhaustion than geopolitical imbalance. Read More Here
As the United States lurches closer to a ground war in Iran, the country could not be further from the promised land. Read More Here
As Donald Trump blows up the rules-based order, China is pulling ahead in the global battle for ideas. Read More Here
As the conflict drags on, Democrats are sharpening their response. Read More Here
Founders designed Islamic Republic to survive decapitation, and Khamenei’s martyrdom means a hardliner will replace him. Read More Here
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s authority rested on a mix of religious legitimacy, military loyalty, and economic control, all anchored within constitutional mechanisms that concentrate power while preserving the outward appearance of legality. Read More Here
What used to be called the Anglosphere — those countries that are direct heirs to English traditions of constitutional government, the rule of law, and individual rights — is now in disarray. Read More Here
looking beyond borders 