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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,…
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The Iran–U.S. Agreement: The Beginning of a Redefinition of Security Balances in West Asia
The interim understanding between Tehran and Washington does not yet create a new order, but it has made clearer the…
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The Waning of Maritime Monopoly and the Return of Land Geopolitics in the International Order
Disruptions in sea lanes have once again highlighted the value of Eurasian land corridors, and Iran could become one of…
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From “On the Table” to “In the Museum”: Why America’s Military Threat Is No Longer Leverage Against Iran
The Ramadan War showed that firepower, without credibility and the capacity to produce a political outcome, is nothing more than…
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The Military Option Against Iran Creates Options for Iran
Washington imagines that a military strike can tie Iran’s hands; yet every blow activates a new field of action, response,…