Articles tagged: Politics
Rule of Law Within, Power Without
The rule of law functions inside states because it is enforced by sovereign authority. International order lacks such enforcement and has relied largely on American power since 1945. Critics of the Iran war must therefore choose: either the rules-based order requires enforcement, or the concept itself collapses into power politics.
Iran’s Real Transition Problem: The IRGC
Iran’s transition will hinge not on opposition leaders but on the fate of the IRGC. Dismantling it risks state collapse; preserving it risks regime continuity. Any post-regime stability depends on solving this institutional dilemma.
Wars of Today, Deaths of Tomorrow
A personal reflection on the moral weight of stopping a war versus allowing the conditions for future, larger wars to persist.
Diaspora: You Are the Opposition Now. Act Like it.
The left now has a rare opportunity to redeem its historical misjudgment of 1979 by engaging constructively in shaping Iran’s pluralistic democratic transition.
Architecture Before Allegiance: Liberalism, Pluralism, and Iran’s Political Future
Elections alone are not enough. Liberal democracy requires institutional limits and protected pluralism.
Iran: The Road Ahead
Iran's Islamic regime is a post-ideological dictatorship approaching collapse — the question is no longer whether it will fall, but how much violence and state failure will accompany its end.
The forever wars of the Islamic Republic
The Israel-Iran war won't end with a ceasefire — it's rooted in the Islamic regime's ideology, and each round will further polarize Iranian society and destroy its infrastructure.
When Comedy is Not Funny
Late-night TV hosts who keep mocking Trump and the right are playing into the populists' hands, deepening political polarization instead of using their massive platforms to bridge the divide.