Rhetoric about Donald Trump being divinely anointed and about to cause Armageddon indicate that U.S. policy is being promoted with violent religious fanaticism.
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Reports are circulating of rifts between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Iran.
These 5 books explore Iran’s Islamic Revolution through religion, politics, mythology and personal experience – and take you inside its prisons.
Rising tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran have sent oil prices surging. While households and governments face higher costs, parts of the fossil fuel industry stand to gain billions.
There is a gap in international law protections when dangerous toxins are released due to attacks on sites like fuel depots.
The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other ways would be difficult and dangerous.
Energy price spikes will force up the cost of grain imports.
The speed and scale of war are being enhanced by AI systems – but they also bring new risks for civilians and military combatants.
There are two possible ways the fighting might end.
The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.
The vital strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to shipping since the start of the conflict in Iran.
Often called the ‘forbidden island’, Kharg is vital to Iran’s economic survival.
Washington may see the Kurds as a useful tool for confronting the Iranian regime, but such a strategy could create new tensions elsewhere in the region.
Plants that convert seawater to drinking water are at the heart of major cities in the Gulf. But they are increasingly becoming military targets.
It’s hard to see how the US can achieve Donald Trump’s war aims.
The emotional outbursts of MAGA men can seem spontaneous and even silly – but we should take them seriously, especially when they apply to war.
The two wars are forcing the EU to take a more assertive role in defence and security affairs, leading to arguments between senior officials.
When war damages historic monuments, more than architecture is lost.
Whether framed as liberal, neocon or realist, US foreign policy has always been about sustaining American dominance.
A focus on green energy growth could be a bonus for China’s economy.
Top contributors
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in International Politics, UCL
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College