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The Ultimatum That Cannot Work
Trump has issued a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has already answered. Neither side is bluffing. That is the problem.
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The Continent That Cannot Decide
Europe agrees that the war is a problem. It cannot agree on anything else.
Mar 19
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Why Power Comes Before Law
The structural truth of international politics, and why understanding it is not cynicism but clarity
Mar 18
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Built to Break
The Middle East's security order was always a coalition of convenience. The war is proving it.
Mar 16
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Geopolitics without wishful thinking: why power shapes order, and what that means for the world you live in.
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The Ultimatum That Cannot Work
Trump has issued a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has already answered. Neither side is bluffing. That is the problem.
3 hrs ago
•
Ludwig J. Marx
2
2
1
The Continent That Cannot Decide
Europe agrees that the war is a problem. It cannot agree on anything else.
Mar 19
•
Ludwig J. Marx
2
1
Built to Break
The Middle East's security order was always a coalition of convenience. The war is proving it.
Mar 16
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Ludwig J. Marx
Winning on Paper
Every side has achieved something. None of them can stop.
Mar 13
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Ludwig J. Marx
Partners, Not Allies
Russia is making money. China is protecting its summit. Neither is protecting Iran.
Mar 9
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What Bombs Cannot Do
Seven days in, the air campaign is working. The political question it was supposed to answer is not.
Mar 6
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Ludwig J. Marx
Power and Order
Why Power Comes Before Law
The structural truth of international politics, and why understanding it is not cynicism but clarity
Mar 18
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