Review of “Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History”
At times when Iran’s resistance is beleaguered, Vali Nasr’s book, “The Grand Strategy of Iran: A Political History”, traces the long-term strategic logic centred on Iran’s security, state survival, independence, and regional influence. The book delves into the evolution of grand strategy and the making of Iran’s internal and external policies in the contemporary realm.…
Engineering Fear 3.0: The War of Corridors and the Redrawing of Middle East
In the first instalments of “Engineering Fear” (Parts I and II), we argued that ceasefires in the Middle East are no longer merely temporary pauses in hostilities but have evolved into sophisticated mechanisms for conflict management. We saw how this “engineering” moved from negotiation rooms to the streets, from the Strait of Hormuz to the…
European Security Architecture after Ukraine: Between NATO Dependence and Strategic Autonomy
The contemporary European security architecture is undergoing a significant systemic reordering since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. For nearly three decades, the continent operated under the structural assumption of a cooperative, inclusive Euro-Atlantic security architecture, anchored by the principles of the 1990 Paris Charter and the collective hopes of a security community…
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