Why Iran is not repeating 1979
The nature of power in Tehran today is very different from what it was in the 1970s.
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Spain’s socialist exception is running out of time
Even economic success may not save Europe’s last socialist government from defeat.
Global health’s defining test
The successes and setbacks of 2025 show why international cooperation matters more than ever.
It’s not the oil. It’s Florida
Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping is about the US state’s politics, not Venezuela’s oil.
Can Syria be unified?
Deepening instability, minority distrust and foreign meddling test Damascus’s grip on a fractured state.
US arms sales to Taiwan threaten peace in the Taiwan Strait
Washington’s actions violate the one-China principle and undermine regional stability.
Can a dynastic heir lead a post-dynasty Bangladesh?
Former PM Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman is likely to lead the BNP in February elections. Will Bangladesh accept him?
Peace as policy: Mediation is the core sense of modern diplomacy
Norway and Qatar have made mediation not an instrument of goodwill but a core instrument of security policy.
Iran’s New Year demonstrations and the question of regime survival
Iran’s New Year protests expose the pressures shaping the political system’s response to dissent.
Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran
Tehran is no Caracas. The Islamic Republic stands on solid ground even if it faces multiple crises.
Trump has made US militarism worse
US military action has long been shaped by policy and ideology. Now it is shaped by whim.
