Trump and Netanyahu are not just trying to destroy Iran. They’re trying to destroy the very concept of diplomacy.
Negotiating with Bombs
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Middle East & North Africa
The Gaza Stress Test for the UN System
Although forced to shoulder the arduous logistics of aid distribution, the UN has been excluded from the high-level diplomatic processes shaping Gaza’s future.
Destroying Hope in Syria
The United States is supporting extremists, betraying allies, and empowering Russia.
One Blow After Another
This is how Trump’s incompetence and looming global catastrophes may intersect.
Trump’s Dual Obsessions Are Colliding, and China Is Gaining Ground
Wars and tariffs are combining to administer a one-two punch to U.S. global position.
Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Stupidity
Many countries still go to war believing that God is on their side. Just as dangerous are those that believe that they will win because technology is on their side.
The Annals of an Empire in Free Fall
The United States has become the most dangerous country in the world.
The U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Is Illegal. Here’s Why That Matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Water Under Fire
Attacks on desalination plants could escalate the Iran conflict.
The War That Changed the Terms of Iran’s Crisis
The war has shifted the crisis onto ground that favors the regime’s hardest institutions and away from the domestic contest over legitimacy that had left the state most exposed.