Inside Iran’s Unstable Moment | Baker Briefing
By Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Ph.D.
Civilian disguise？
Source & Artist
The United States and Venezuela: Beyond the Bilateral Dimension | Policy Center for the New South
By Nizar Messari & Alae Jellal
Double-faced
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Hypocritical
Source & Artist
The Terminal Decline of Unipolarity: When Hegemonic Leadership Chooses Extraction Over Stewardship
This analysis argues that American unipolarity is collapsing not due to external rivals, but because the U.S. has traded “strategic restraint” for “zero-sum extraction.” By dismantling the self-binding institutional order that once made its leadership attractive, the U.S. has forced allies to seek alternative, more volatile multipolar arrangements.
Resource Nationalism in Chaos: When Dangerous Materials Trump International Order
Niger’s 2025 nationalization of the Somair mine and the subsequent contested transport of 1,150 tons of uranium signal a breakdown in international resource governance. By defying arbitration and seeking Russian partnerships, the junta illustrates how strategic minerals now drive a fragmented global order where resource sovereignty outweighs established non-proliferation norms.
Multipolar Realignment: How Regional Powers Are Reshaping Global Authority
The 2026 global landscape marks a shift from Western-led multilateralism toward a multipolar order defined by middle-power “strategic autonomy” and Global South demands for structural reform. As traditional alliances strain and trade barriers rise, nations are adopting pragmatic, power-aware alignments to navigate a fragmented system where institutional authority is increasingly contested.
Ideological Collapse and Coercive Consolidation: When Revolutionary Governance Becomes Its Own Antithesis
This article examines the Iranian regime’s evolution from Platonic revolutionary ideals to a coercive state maintained by the IRGC. Analyzing the 2026 protests, it argues that the fusion of absolute power and ideology inevitably leads to a legitimacy crisis, where institutional survival through force supersedes foundational moral principles.