war
-
Iran Holds: What Follows the Collapse of the Street Strategy

How economic warfare, intelligence operations, and deterrence shift after regime survival As the violence subsided and funerals replaced street clashes, casualty data began to undermine the dominant external narrative surrounding the unrest. Official death tallies released by Iranian authorities showed that a clear majority of those killed were neither demonstrators nor participants in protest activity.… Continue reading
-
The Limits of Regime Change in a Hardened State

Manufactured internal dissent, external pressure, and the endurance of a layered Iranian political order The demand for regime change in Iran has become a litmus test for political coherence in the present international order. Advocacy for the overthrow of the Iranian state, when detached from the material balance of power that governs outcomes, functions as… Continue reading
-
Domestic Turmoil and Foreign Brinkmanship Push the U.S. Toward a Critical Crossroads

As nationwide protests challenge federal authority, rising pressure on Iran and looming military options raise fears of dangerous miscalculation at home and abroad. The crisis now unfolding is no longer confined to a single country or a single issue. It is developing simultaneously inside the United States and across the Middle East, with each front… Continue reading
-
Iran and the Next Phase of Forced Regime Change

The structural logic driving the United States and Israel toward conflict with Iran The present confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran reflects a long-running project of coercion, containment, and eventual removal of a non-compliant regional power whose position obstructs Western strategic dominance across Eurasia. The current phase combines overt military signalling, economic strangulation,… Continue reading
-
Russian General Rejects U.S. Narrative on Venezuela Crisis, Labels Maduro’s Betrayal as Internal, Not External

Apti Alaudinov challenges claims of U.S. intervention, blames Venezuela’s leadership for Maduro’s capture, and critiques Russian air defense systems’ effectiveness without loyal forces. Russian Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, a prominent commander in the Akhmat forces, recently weighed in on the situation in Venezuela, offering a sharp rebuttal to the U.S. narrative surrounding the capture of… Continue reading
-
Iran Accuses U.S. and Israel of Stoking Unrest by Supporting Foreign Terrorists

As deadly protests continue over economic woes, Iranian officials blame external forces for fueling violence, while President Trump signals potential intervention. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the U.S. and Israel of actively stoking unrest within the country by supporting “foreign terrorists” embedded among protesters. In a televised interview, Pezeshkian claimed that the violent unrest,… Continue reading
-
Power Without Restraint in Defence of Dollar Primacy

Resource control, dollar primacy, and the costs of discarding realism The recent pattern of United States behaviour towards Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, and even Greenland reflects a continuity in coercive statecraft rooted in resource control, financial dominance, and regime pressure rather than isolated rhetorical excess. The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, described in United… Continue reading
-
The Myth of the Peaceful Era: Conflict as a Permanent Feature of Global Order

Conflict persistence from empire to unipolarity in a long view of organised violence The modern international system shows persistent armed conflict across centuries, with no decade entirely free from warfare across regions. Historical datasets covering roughly three thousand five hundred years record only about two hundred sixty eight years without major wars. These figures align… Continue reading
-
Brazil’s Venezuela Veto: A Strategic Miscalculation in face of the U.S. Security Pivot

How blocking Venezuela reshaped BRICS cohesion and weakened Brazil’s strategic position amid renewed U.S. regional dominance The decision by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto Venezuela’s accession to BRICS occurred during a period when United States strategic doctrine had already shifted back toward hemispheric control. Senior figures within United States defence planning circles had… Continue reading

