Perhaps if there was a basic or underlying concept to American policy towards Iran, it would be that America is split over how to approach Iran, given that the current policy is a failure, and the alternative is being stonewalled by Israel. All of which emboldens and fuels Iran and leaves Iran free to pursue … Continue reading An Island of Stability
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Iran in the Middle East and Beyond
We can now infer from all of the aforementioned that America’s policy of domination and interference in the Middle East has led to a broader conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran which Israel will not be able to handle over the long run, in addition to weakening the American position in the … Continue reading Iran in the Middle East and Beyond
Idealistic Rhetoric
Idealistic rhetoric regarding “democracy” and “human rights” and so on and so forth which started with the “League of Nations” and now the “United Nations” also runs into a wall when the basic political and social realities of the Middle East are acknowledged and recognized. To borrow from Khalidi: “The actual nature of the League … Continue reading Idealistic Rhetoric
The Virtues of Anarchy
In a word, cause and effect. If the cause is structure, and structure is anarchic, meaning that there is no supreme government over governments, then anarchy leads to a pattern of behavior among states which is characterized first and foremost by fear, self-help, and power maximization. This is perhaps the basic and inherent logic embedded in the theory of … Continue reading The Virtues of Anarchy
The Russian Enigma
And when brought altogether and converged with one another, the aforementioned “master trends” of our day and age ultimately lead to a basic shift in the global balance of power in favor of the East, particularly in favor of Russia and China. What then compounds the enigma or the dilemma or challenge of the balance of power … Continue reading The Russian Enigma
Adam A. Azim 