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Mark Smith

The fall of the red line: from Maduro to Khamenei

This week's magazine story. How did America, Israel and others move from avoiding targeting countries' leaders to political assassination and cross-border detention becoming the new norms?

Al Majalla - London 29 May 2026
Donald Trump seems to be ignoring the state’s accumulated historical, political, legal, and customary traditions, including when it comes to assassinations. Mark Smith

From Khamenei to Maduro: no more red lines for Trump’s America

For decades, the United States adhered to international norms governing arrests and assassinations of political leaders beyond its borders. That script has now been ripped up.

Aqeel Abbas 29 May 2026
For decades, international norms generally precluded rival governments from targeting the leaders of enemy states. Mark Smith

Assassinations and international relations after the US-Iran War

Throughout history, kings have been killed, but this has been turbocharged by the US and Israel in recent years, with senior state officials no longer immune from targeting. What are the implications?

Christopher Phillips 29 May 2026

Three American Reports: Increasing Political Violence

Except of a few assassinations of politicians during the recent decades, the US political system, changes and discourse have all been largely peaceful. But, with the increasing violence in the US,…

Mohammad Ali Salih 16 January 2022
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