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    FO Talks: War in Iran: Does the Future of the Middle East Look Bleak?
    by Manu Sharma & Atul Singh

    FO Talks: War in Iran: Does the Future of the Middle East Look Bleak?

    In this episode of FO Talks, Atul Singh and Manu Sharma examine how the Iran war poses huge risks to the global economy. Iran has withstood US and Israeli efforts to engineer regime change, and resorted to asymmetric warfare, which...

    April 19, 2026
    America Wants Victory, Iran Wants Time
    by Saboor Sakhizada

    America Wants Victory, Iran Wants Time

    April 18, 2026
    Washington DC: The World Capital of Strategic Incompetence
    by Avichal

    Washington DC: The World Capital of Strategic Incompetence

    April 18, 2026
    FO Live: How the US–Israel War in Iran Could Redraw Middle East Borders
    by Atul Singh, Casey Herrmann, Cheyenne Torres, Kaitlyn Diana, Lucy Golish & Zania Morgan

    FO Live: How the US–Israel War in Iran Could Redraw Middle East Borders

    April 18, 2026
    The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous: Challenging Simplistic Narratives of Power and Morality in Conflict
    by Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

    The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous: Challenging Simplistic Narratives of Power and Morality in Conflict

    April 15, 2026
    Contested Body Counts, Visibility and the (Necro)Politics of America’s War in Iran
    by Kandida Purnell

    Contested Body Counts, Visibility and the (Necro)Politics of America’s War in Iran

    Recent focus on a missing US aircrew member and underreported...

    April 15, 2026
    Iran’s Fear of Kurdish Opposition and the Potential of an Internal Uprising
    by Halmat Palani

    Iran’s Fear of Kurdish Opposition and the Potential of an Internal Uprising

    Iran’s intensified repression of Kurdish opposition groups reflects deep fears...

    April 14, 2026
    Unjust War, Unjust Conduct: Just War Theory and the Iran War
    by Jason Abbott

    Unjust War, Unjust Conduct: Just War Theory and the Iran War

    Recent US military actions against Iran resulted in tragic civilian...

    April 13, 2026
    The Iran War is a Reminder: Decarbonize Fast, But Do Not Gamble with Energy Security
    by Mehmet Yasin BozkuÅŸ

    The Iran War Is a Reminder: Decarbonize Fast, But Do Not Gamble with Energy Security

    The Iran war has disrupted global energy markets by targeting...

    April 12, 2026
    International Law Won’t Save Us in the Iran War
    by Noga Glucksam

    International Law Won’t Save Us in the Iran War

    The US-Israeli strikes on Iran quickly abandoned their legal justifications,...

    April 12, 2026
    Iran’s Collective Trauma: The Psychological Aftermath of Repression and Violence
    by Dr. Bahareh Sahebi

    Iran’s Collective Trauma: The Psychological Aftermath of Repression and Violence

    The crackdown on protesters in Iran in early 2026 produced...

    April 11, 2026
    Foucault, Khomeini and the Tragedy of the Intellectual
    by Rezgar Omer

    Foucault, Khomeini and the Tragedy of the Intellectual

    French philosopher Michel Foucault briefly supported the Iranian Revolution, viewing...

    April 9, 2026
    FO Live: When Will the Houthis Join the War to Support Iran?
    by Fernando Carvajal, Eric Jeunot, Heena Lotus & Rohan Khattar Singh

    FO Live: When Will the Houthis Join the War to Support Iran?

    In this episode of FO Live, Rohan Khattar Singh moderates...

    April 8, 2026
    The Iran War and the Case for Tech-Enabled Multilateralism
    by Daniel Wagner

    The Iran War and the Case for Tech-Enabled Multilateralism

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    April 8, 2026
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