Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka

The Center Cannot Hold

Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Washington was coalescing around a new bipartisan consensus: great-power competition, especially with China, ought to be the main organizing principle of U.S…

Thomas Wright

Why Are Afghans So Afraid of Taliban?

The Taliban entered the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday 15th August, following a week of rapid territorial gains from retreating government forces battling to hold off the Islamist militant group. …

Salma Adham