When Chinese and US leaders meet
When the leaders of China and the United States speak or meet, the world pays attention. Read More Here
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Mossadegh | The Shah | Khomeini | Khamenei: Four Spirits That Haunt the Space Between Iran and America
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 Moral Thinness of Geopolitics
The crisis in world order consists more in civilizational exhaustion than geopolitical imbalance. Read More Here
When Is Donald Trump’s Golden Age?
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
It’s Xi Jinping’s World, and Trump Is Just Living in It
As Donald Trump blows up the rules-based order, China is pulling ahead in the global battle for ideas. Read More Here
Donald Trump’s Iran war could hand Congress to the Democrats
As the conflict drags on, Democrats are sharpening their response. Read More Here
Killing Khamenei was easy — toppling Iran’s regime is not
Founders designed Islamic Republic to survive decapitation, and Khamenei’s martyrdom means a hardliner will replace him. Read More Here
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Deadly Legacy
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 Happened to the Anglosphere? The Tale of Two Enlightenments
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
Trump’s Trade Truce Won’t Restore the US-India Relationship
With the announcement of an interim trade deal between the US and India, hopes are high that the bruising confrontation initiated by President Donald Trump last year is coming to an end. But is it? Read More Here
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