Iran
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International Relations
Has Netanyahu’s Influence in Washington Declined?
The costs of war and divisions within the Trump administration have constrained Netanyahu’s ability to influence U.S. policy.
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Security & Defense
Islamabad in the Eye of the Storm: Pakistan’s Strategic Balancing Among Tehran, Riyadh, and Sana’a
Pakistan is likely to avoid direct involvement in the Yemen war. According to Atlas Diplomacy, the article “Islamabad in the…
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Security & Defense
The Iran-U.S. War: The Beginning of an Era of Cognitive-Algorithmic Warfare in West Asia
Artificial intelligence and algorithms have transformed the logic of war and power in West Asia.
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Atlas Exclusive
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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Atlas Exclusive
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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International Relations
The War That, Instead of Destroying Iran, Turned It into the Region’s Dominant Power
America’s shrinking margin for error has strengthened Iran’s regional position.
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Middle East
The Legal Challenge of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s security and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz must be balanced. According to Atlas Diplomacy, the article…
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Atlas Exclusive
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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International Relations
Washington’s Defeat in Najaf and Karbala
The mass funeral procession in Iraq revealed the depth of Iran’s social influence beyond formal political institutions.
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Security & Defense
Hormuz Must Become Iran’s Suez
Sovereign management of the Strait of Hormuz could strengthen Iran’s deterrence and raise the cost of foreign pressure.