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Suspended Between Escalation and Exit: The U.S.–Iran War’s Strategic Deadlock
Entering the second month of the war with Iran, the United States has delivered substantial military effects without articulating a viable political end state—a...
Swift End to Iran War Appears Unlikely
Hopes for a quick resolution to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran faded following a prime-time address by President Donald Trump. In his speech, Trump...
From Pariah to Power Broker: Pakistan’s Rise as a Key Mediator in the Iran War
A year ago, Pakistan was widely seen as a diplomatic outcast. Today, it has emerged as a trusted regional partner and a key mediator...
Trump Claims Victory in Sight but Offers No Exit Plan
The war launched on February 28 by the United States under Donald Trump in coordination with Israel was aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and...
Ending War Without Deal Could Leave Iran Stronger and Gulf Vulnerable
The ongoing conflict between the United States led by Donald Trump and Iran was initially aimed at weakening Iran’s military capability and curbing its...
War Intensifies as Trump Dims Hopes for Iran Ceasefire
The current war began on February 28 when the United States under Donald Trump, alongside Israel, launched strikes targeting Iranian military and strategic sites....
The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power: How States Use Religion in Foreign Policy
Peter Mandaville is exceptionally well positioned to edit The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power. A professor of international affairs at the Schar School of...
How the Middle East Can Build Its Own Concert System After Iran’s 2026 Strike
The large-scale Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Middle East in March 2026 could be an inflection point. Although the immediate military outcome...
“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....
Rebalancing Energy Policy: Diversification, Net Zero, and the Erosion of Energy Security
Thirty years ago, I was negotiating the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) pipeline - later expanded into the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline - one of the most ambitious...