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Hegemonic Transition and the Reordering of the International Order: From Asheville to Bishkek
The convergence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek and the G20 finance meeting in Asheville underscored the widening…
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The “Arabian Gulf” and the Persian Gulf: From Historical Distortion to Playing With Fire
Continued political efforts to replace the name “Persian Gulf” with “Arabian Gulf” run counter to historical evidence and established international…
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The Future of Iran’s Deterrence in the Age of AI
The transformation of the battlefield and the growing role of AI have underscored the need for Iran to rethink the…
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Does the U.S. Congress Have the Power—or the Will—to Restrain a Potential Military Conflict With Iran?
In discussions of a possible war between the United States and Iran, the U.S. Congress—an important institutional variable—is often treated…
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The SAVE America Bill: Why Trump Is Tying Election Rules to the Iran War Budget
House Republicans are trying to attach parts of the SAVE America bill to a $95 billion package for the Iran…
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Atlas Diplomacy’s Interview with Seyed Mahdi Talebi, an International Affairs Researcher
The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States was intended to provide a sixty-day period for negotiations…
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Funeral in Najaf: The Geopolitics of a Ritual in the Age of Narrative Warfare
The choice of Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi al-Hakim to lead the funeral prayer turned the ceremony into a message about the…
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When Mourning Becomes a Narrative of Continuity
The funeral procession for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution was not merely a ritual of farewell to a…
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Fragile Ceasefires: Instruments for Reordering Power in West Asia
The Lebanon file shows that a relative halt in fighting, without resolving the questions of security and legitimacy, can become…
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By Assigning Three Portfolios to Tom Barrack, Washington Seeks to Link Security, State-Building, and Energy in West Asia
Tom Barrack’s appointment as the U.S. president’s special envoy for Syria and Iraq, while he remains U.S. ambassador to Turkey,…