Rolling Ultimatums Don’t Make Strategy
May 14, 2026 | Trump’s Iran policy keeps pressure alive, but permanent pressure is not the same as control.
Articles by Omayma Abdel-Latif
Killing Leaders Doesn’t Kill the System
March 2, 2026 | The killing of Ayatollah Khamenei will not necessarily lead to the transformation of Iran.
Trump Doesn’t Understand How Power Works in Iraq
February 10, 2026 | The problem is not Nouri al-Maliki.
Judges May Decide One of Europe’s Most Important Elections
January 19, 2026 | French courts might keep Marine Le Pen off the ballot, which might backfire in favor of her far-right party.
“The Scent of Fraud”: The Door Opens for a New Corporate Assault on Honduras
January 15, 2026 | While invading Venezuela over the pretense of drug trafficking, Donald Trump pardoned a Honduran leader actually convicted of trafficking and intervened to install a successor from his party.
Bulgarian Spring: Europe Should Pay Attention
December 22, 2025 | Spring usually arrives quietly in Europe as a season, not a metaphor. In Bulgaria, it arrived as a warning.
How Political Systems Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
November 26, 2025 | Sheikh Hasina, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump all faced system change. They also have faced different outcomes.
Iraq’s Militias Are Trading Bullets for Ballots, and Winning
November 3, 2025 | The ballot box in Iraq, once a symbol of peace, has become just another way to reload.
U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: Protecting Americans or Empowering Iran?
September 4, 2025 | The U.S. withdrawal isn’t really a withdrawal.
How Democracies Fade and Why America Should Pay Attention
August 14, 2025 | Nayib Bukele is using populism to bury democracy in El Salvador. He's not the only leader to do so.