The $47 Billion Bill for “America First”
The Pentagon’s latest cost estimate for the Iran war — $47.1 billion through mid-October — arrived on Capitol Hill this week just as lawmakers...
Washington’s Divisions Over the Iran War: Victory or Exit?
The Iran war has entered a stage for Washington in which deciding how to end it may prove more difficult than deciding how to...
“No Kings” on the Streets, MAGA Fracture at CPAC: Trump’s Iran War Problem
One month since the United States and Israel began their major airstrikes on Iran, something unusual is happening in the heart of MAGA country....
Trump’s New Middle East: Bold Promises, Bitter Fallout
The Middle East in 2025 is still a powder keg, a place where dreams of peace get chewed up by the gritty, messy reality...
“Never Again”, But for Whom and Where?
After World War II, Europe launched a moral and identity-based project grounded in the imperative of “learning from history.” This involved remembrance of the...
Trump and the Presidency as a Business Empire
On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. This theatrical...
Reimagining the Global Order: From U.S. Dominance to Horizontal Equality
The world witnessed unprecedented disruption to the post-WWII global order during Donald Trump’s presidency. His “America First” policies, marked by sweeping tariffs, withdrawals from...
When Silence Becomes Complicity: Europe, Israel, and the Gaza Dilemma
In a world where the foundations of international law are being eroded under the weight of geopolitical interests and strategic calculations, the European Union...
Israel’s Project for Regime Change in Iran
At dawn on June 12, 2025, Israel launched a military offensive against Iran. This attack coincided with Reza Pahlavi’s televised call on Iran International...
When Silence Speaks Volumes: Europe and the Legal Fallout of Iran Strikes
In June 2025, the coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities did more than ratchet up tensions across the...