US Hegemony
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The War That Remade Iran: Strategic Gains from the 2026 Conflict
How a Battered Islamic Republic Emerged with New Power, New Leadership, and a Changed Middle East The central premise of the February 2026 American and Israeli military campaign against Iran was straightforward: sustained aerial bombardment combined with targeted killings of the Islamic Republic’s senior leadership would either fracture the state or produce conditions amenable to… Continue reading
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Everyone Wants to Be Great Again
The Putin–Xi Multipolar Declaration, the Data Behind It, and Why Fragmentation May Be a More Accurate Description Than Partnership Editorial Analysis | 31 May 2026 On 20 May 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Multipolar World and a New Type of International… Continue reading
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Kagan and Boot: The Guilty Are Writing the Verdict (Extended Version)
From Tehran to Taiwan: The Men Who Built America’s Empire Are Now Writing Its Autopsy The extraordinary significance of the Max Boot interview with former CIA analyst John Culver does not rest merely in the military assessments themselves, severe as they already appear. The deeper significance rests in who is speaking, where they are speaking,… Continue reading
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