Venezuela, Trump, and the Return of Gunboat Legality
On Venezuela, Washington is now rehashing an older grammar of power, in which legality follows force rather than restrains it.
The Collapse of al-Assad’s Syria, One Year On
From Camp Bucca to the People's Palace in Damascus: How the West created President Julani.
How the Iranian Revolution Can Save Itself
The Islamic Republic has proved, over four and a half decades, that it can survive war, sanctions, isolation, and cycles of protest. The next test is subtler: whether it can survive its own habits.
IRGC Main Player in Iran’s Amini Protests
The IRGC lies at the heart of the current Iranian regime and – unlike the ‘morality police’ – the path to any long-lasting revolutionary success for the protesters runs through its sprawling web of vested interests.
Asleep at the Controls: Boeing and the 737 MAX Debacle
Boeing should have acted on signs that pilots were unaware of crucial systems, and it should have acted months ago.
In Search of Explainable Artificial Intelligence
If AI is to be the engine for a new economic and social revolution, people need to know what’s going on under the hood.
The Green New Deal and the War on Commercial Aviation
Though we may take it for granted, air travel is still a miracle of modern society.
Canada-Saudi Feud Will Inevitably End in Happy Hypocrisy
The only question is: How long before Canada gives in?
2017 NYC Terrorist Attack Evokes Forgotten ‘Islamic State’ of Central Asia
The possibility that Sayfullo Saipov was radicalized in Uzbekistan should surprise no one.
