Many factors point to the value, one might even say necessity, of Trump going TACO on Iran soon. But what might happen then?
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Read more...Neither Iran nor Trump look likely to blink in their regime change staredown. What happens if the US proceeds and can’t win quickly?
Read more...The drive to remake the Middle East runs through Iran. Power shifts, oil markets, and hegemony explain why conflict is escalating.
Read more...The US is acting like it is hot for war with Iran. Trump is moving so many military assets that it will be hard to climb down. What next?
Read more...Trump needs a face-saving way to de-escalate with Iran. Is an energy deal possibe?
Read more...The U.S. abandons the Kurds—again—while ISIS prisoners are released in Syria and others are transferred to Iraq where a major clash is brewing.
Read more...The shifting power architecture of the Middle East explored through two new axes: religious politics and regard for territorial integrity
Read more...The prospects are not looking good.
Read more...Signals are growing that Iran may be on the verge of Doing Something.
Read more...The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is back from the dead, but what of all the issues with an imperial strategy that relies on data centers and desalination in a hotbox ready to blow.
Read more...Israel continues to kill children because it can.
Read more...Washington plots to ride the AI bubble back to the top—using Persian Gulf capital and energy to get there and make everyone rich along the way—and what this can tell us about war against Venezuela.
Read more...Will the US follow in recognizing Somaliland?
Read more...How key players are starting to throw down markers to shape perceptions of the Bondi mass shooting.
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