US Military Invade Iran

How Will the US Military Invade Iran?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus This past weekend, Trump threatened to escalate the War with Iran by destroying that country’s energy infrastructure starting, as he said,...
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Decoding Sugiono’s Doctrine Through The Eye of Pop Culture

By Darynaufal Mulyaman This essay decodes Indonesia's Doktrin Sugiono of Foreign Minister Sugiono's diplomatic framework through pop culture. One Piece's relational multilateralism, K-drama's interiority, Pokémon's...

Some Economic Consequences of the Iran War

By Dr. Jack Rasmus As the US-Israel war on Iran enters its third week, the outlines of the economic consequences and fallout of the war...
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Regime Change in the Iran War — But Which One?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus Last June 2025 Trump bombed Iran. He said to eliminate Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons development. He then proclaimed he had achieved...
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Why Greenland? Is It Needed for National Security? Or Is It For Something More...

By Joseph Mazur Greenland matters. Understanding why is complicated by the U.S.'s fixation on owning the island instead of expanding bases and extending national security...
Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech

Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech: Economic Obfuscation & Political Theatre

By Dr. Jack Rasmus Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was historic—but only in the sense of the longest ever at 1 hour and...
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How Should We Understand War?

By Joseph Mazur Judging war must include civilian witnesses who suffer through it. Humans' strategy for coping with the immensity of the universe is to classify,...
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Are U.S. Armed Crimes in International Waters a Blind Bet on a South American...

By Joseph Mazur History shows that aggression under inexperienced command can quickly spiral into chaos. Venezuela has the world's largest reserves of extra-heavy crude oil....
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Will There Ever Be an End to All Wars?

By Joseph Mazur  Is going to war a biological necessity in order to pursue feuds against those whom we dislike? Or could it just be...
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Diplomacy’s Narrow Bridges To Peace

By Joseph Mazur  Surely, we have hopes that the most brutal wars of the century will end soon through diplomatic simplicities that appear almost impossible...

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The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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