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The Myth of the ‘Escalation Trap’
Robert Pape has emerged as a star commentator on the Iran war. Is his signature idea hokum?
April 28, 2026
Eli Lake
Trump’s Economic Noose for Iran
Time is on America’s side in the standoff with an increasingly fractured and broke Tehran.
April 23, 2026
Michael Doran
Why Trump’s Iran Deal Is Not Like Obama’s Iran Deal
There are fundamental differences between the JCPOA and the nuclear deal with Iran currently on the negotiating table.
April 23, 2026
Eli Lake
Moral Inversion and the Iran War
A new study examines how anti-Zionism reverses right and wrong.
April 20, 2026
Zack Dulberg
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Adam Louis-Klein
Niall Ferguson: The Gap Between Truth (Social) and Reality on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the economic costs of the war keep mounting. Yet markets are trading like the war is over. The wisdom of crowds…
April 20, 2026
Niall Ferguson
Who Really Speaks for Iran?
Tehran’s most radical faction recently claimed veto power over every decision.
April 20, 2026
Eli Lake
Debunking Seven Myths About the Iran War
The progressive left and the isolationist right have found common ground on Iran. They are both wrong.
April 20, 2026
Michael Doran
The Structural Problem with the Ceasefire in Lebanon
A fragile peace has been declared in Lebanon, but it wasn’t negotiated between the two parties that were actually in conflict with one another.
April 17, 2026
Eli Lake
Orbán’s Ouster Doesn’t Prove His Critics Wrong
Many dictatorships have ended peacefully, so the end of Orbán’s rule in Hungary isn’t proof he was never really taking the country in an authoritarian…
April 17, 2026
James Kirchick
How Dangerous Is Anthropic’s New AI Model? Its Chief Science Officer Explains.
Anthropic says Mythos is so powerful that the company is slowing its release. We asked Jared Kaplan why.
April 16, 2026
Sean Fischer
Trump Should Negotiate for Iranian Freedom, Not Just Nuclear Promises
Trump has an opportunity to negotiate for the Iranian people, not just for a narrow deal with the regime on weapons.
April 16, 2026
Eli Lake
How Sudan Became a Killing Field
On the third anniversary of Sudan’s war, the bloody fight is turning into the scene for proxy fights between the likes of Iran, Russia, and other global…
April 16, 2026
Mariam Wahba
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