2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (300+ words) I suspect future historians will apply the same compression to the three Gulf Wars of the unipolar era. While 1991, 2003, and 2026 are distinct in many ways, they all revolve around repeated attempts by the hegemon to impose its order on a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (128+ words) This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family. For years, Iranians have endured cycles of mass arrests, torture, executions, and deadly crackdowns…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (277+ words) Normally, a smart leader in such a situation would try to lower expectations and declare an achievable objective in the war, such as degrading the better part of Iran's ability to strike targets with ballistic missiles and drones. This would…...