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Book Talk | Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (162+ words) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Today, many of the rules, norms, and structures that have shaped international affairs for decades are crumbling under the weight of accumulating challenges. In an attempt to make sense of this "Un-Order," its trajectory, and…...
Europe and the Iran War
1+ week, 2+ day ago (182+ words) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) comments on the attack on Iran in the Federal Chancellery. The Israeli-US war on Iran and its economic consequences have caused a profound crisis in Transatlantic relations, causing some analysts…...
The Price of Peace With Iran
1+ week, 5+ day ago (549+ words) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Over the last three weeks, talks between Iran and the United States have stalled. The two countries have managed to preserve their shaky cease-fire. But despite days of both indirect and direct negotiations, including a…...
Lessons in Military Deterrence from the Iran War: US Strategy in Contested Waters
1+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft While the ultimate outcome of the US-Israeli war with Iran remains uncertain, its implications for US military strategy already warrant close scrutiny. The United States" lack of operational success against Iran raises critical questions about…...
Iran's Next Transformation: How War Could Shift Power from Clerics to the Military
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1590+ words) The trajectory of the war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel remains uncertain. It may settle into a contained confrontation, expand into a broader regional conflict, or end through de-escalation. But whatever its external outcome, the war is already…...
Grand Strategy Implications of Trump's Iran Debacle: Is This the End of Primacy?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (816+ words) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft A woman seen passing by a famous anti American graffiti at the former American embassy in Tehran (via Reuters) For decades, U. S. grand strategy has been defined by the pursuit of primacy and military dominance. But…...
America's Pro-War Elites Must Be Held Accountable
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (452+ words) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft The United States is still good at many things, but holding elites to account is not one of them. President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, George H. W. Bush pardoned the officials responsible for the Iran-Contra scandal,…...
Limited US Ground Operations in Iran Will Not Shift the War's Balance
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) The United States is reportedly considering conducting limited ground operations in the Iran war. Among the potential operations reportedly under consideration are efforts to seize the Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Larak, and…...
War in Iran: Regional Shockwaves and the Search for an Exit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (181+ words) A woman stands among the ruins of her family home, which was destroyed by an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U. S. -Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Tyre, Lebanon, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Manu Brabo TPX IMAGES…...
Book Talk | From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) Join our discussion of the new book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine". In "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine," authors Sarah Leah Whitson, email protected, and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, email protected,…...