Iran

U.S. Desperation to Stabilize the Global Economy and the Ceasefire Increased Iran’s Stockpile of Will
The Blockage Would Cut Roughly $280 Million a Day in Iran’s Export Revenues and Disrupt Another $160 Million in Imports
If the Parliament Nominates an Official Known for Corruption, the Entire System Could Collapse
Hezbollah Has Infiltrated Political and Security Institutions, Making It Difficult for the Government to Assert Control
Iraq Is in the Hands of Bodies and Individuals Answerable to Tehran
The Delegation Itself Has Become a Visible Expression of Internal Fragmentation
The Palestinian Leader Shocked Clinton at Camp David by Refusing to Accept a Deal to Which His Own Negotiators Had Agreed
What Is Missing, and What Israel’s Own Experience of Deterrence Theory Makes Painfully Legible, Is a Victory Doctrine
Iran After Forty Days of War
The Prospect of Trump Bringing the U.S. Back Into an Unpopular War Without a Clear Path to Achieving His Goals Appears Remote
Exiled Iranian Activists Continue to Organize, but the Backbone of Any Post-Islamic Republic Will Be Internal
New Evidence Suggests Iranian-Backed Networks Still Operate Freely in Syria
The United States Was Blindsided by the Number of Missiles the Islamic Republic Possessed and Their Range
Tehran Appears to Be Moving Toward Conditional Access, While Retaining the Ability to Disrupt Maritime Traffic
It Would Be a Simple Decision for the President to Say No Cargo Can Leave the Strait Without U.S. Approval
Iraq’s Crisis Is a Problem of Not Only Armed Factions but Also the Political Order That Preserved and Protected Them
While Legal Scholars Seek to Promote and Reinforce International Humanitarian Law, Their Subjectivity and Political Agendas Now Undermine It
The Abrupt Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire in the War Between the U.S., Israel, and Iran Resolves None of the Issues Which Caused the Conflict