As an Iraqi, I’ve spent my life fleeing, surviving, and bearing witness to wars justified by lies. In Iran, we’re seeing yet another.
Women Pay the Highest Price for U.S. ‘Wars of Liberation’
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War & Peace
Israel Didn’t ‘Drag’ the U.S. Into War—American Hawks Have Wanted This for Decades
Blaming Israel alone for this catastrophe lets U.S. leaders off the hook for their actions.
The GCC Economies Are Facing the Challenges of War
Trump’s apocalyptic prioritization of Israeli interests has weakened the interdependence of the Gulf States.
You Cannot Bomb an Ideology Out of Existence
Each additional strike reinforces the narrative that sustains the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Trump’s Terrifying Talent for Multitrashing
The frog of America is not in a pot of water coming to a slow boil. The frog of America is in the middle of a pile of rapidly accumulating rubble.
Did Iran Attack Diego Garcia?
Be careful drawing conclusions about Iran’s alleged attack on the U.S. base on Diego Garcia.
Why Japan Is Not Laughing at Trump’s Pearl Harbor Jokes
Welcome to a new, transactional era of American foreign policy where history is not a set of lessons to be learned but a rhetorical cudgel to be used against friends.
Boy-Gangsters in High Office
Many citizens of Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran are unhappy with their regimes. But it is not up to self-proclaimed saviors from the outside to overthrow the leaders of those countries.
The Greenland Effect
Trump’s rhetoric is revitalizing EU mutual defense.
When AI Kills
The old anxiety about losing jobs has been eclipsed by something far grimmer: machines are now taking lives.