Politics
If Iran’s priority is survival of the political order, whose survival is being postponed at home?
Iran’s hardship did not begin in February 2026 with the U.S. and Israeli attacks. Sanctions, currency shocks, weak inves…
By Omid Omidvar
Politics
Can Iran make a disarming strike look too uncertain to attempt before its nuclear program becomes the reason for another war?
Iran’s nuclear debate is often framed as a simple choice: build a bomb or remain below the threshold. But the more dange…
By Omid Omidvar
Politics
Is China creating a new economic route into Tanzania through Lake Tanganyika, and what does this mean for China’s broader long-term strategy in Central and Eastern Africa?
An August deal between the governments of China, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to expand on a regi…
By Joshua Mayfield
Politics
What happens to families when immigration detention expands, and who is paid to detain people in the United States and remove them in some cases?
Since January 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention system has increased in size. The U.S. …
By Lissette Mondragón
