Erdogan’s cabinet reshuffle aims to weaponize state institutions against the opposition and clear a path for his son’s succession.
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A new Iran deal must structurally prevent breakout: 50-year horizon, zero enrichment, intrusive verification, and a ban on missile-nuclear integration.
Germany’s Merz, predicting Iran’s collapse and endorsing Israeli strikes, has obliterated EU credibility and strategic relevance.
Iran’s “red lines” in nuclear talks are tactical, not rigid; history shows such lines shift and erode with changing power balances.
U.S.-Israeli talks with Lebanon are stalled because Washington and Tel Aviv seek to impose normalization, not implement the ceasefire.
Trump’s foreign policy revives a historical pattern: the U.S., like Rome, once a liberator, now imposes direct control.
U.S. foreign policy has shifted from rules to raw power—coercion, conditional alliances, and strategic intimidation—testing global order.
Saudi Arabia has not pivoted toward extremism; its transformation under MbS toward tolerance and openness remains structural, not tactical.
Israel’s conduct in Gaza has damaged its international standing; leading reconstruction and changing its Palestinian policy are essential to reverse isolation.
Through a European lens, America’s political culture is shaped by its exceptional, violent, and anti-intellectual history.