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In Iran, Protests Are Nothing New
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On Dec. 28, Iran’s second-most populous city, Mashhad, situated in the northeast near the border with Turkmenistan, was the site of protests that would soon expand to dozens of towns, villages and urban centers throughout the country. On the first day, three cities held demonstrations. (Some reports say it was five.) On the second day, an additional nine cities saw protests. By the sixth day, they had spread to all corners of the country.
The Battle for Lebanon’s Future
As war rages in the Middle East, the future of Iran remains an open question. The same can be said for Lebanon, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel have been taking place for more than a week. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, host Christian Smith is joined by Senior Analyst Hilal Khashan for a ground-level perspective on the escalating conflict in Lebanon, and to explore the broader regional impacts of the Iran war.
Hezbollah’s End Game: Hilal Khashan Reporting from Lebanon
As war rages in the Middle East, the future of Iran remains an open question. The same can be said for Lebanon, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel have been taking place for more than a week. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, host Christian Smith is joined by Senior Analyst Hilal Khashan for a ground-level perspective on the escalating conflict in Lebanon, and to explore the broader regional impacts of the Iran war.
Economic Implications of the Iran Attacks
The economic fallout from U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran is starting to take shape. Iranian state media and senior officials from the Islamic...
The Only True Rome
Limes -
By Giuseppe De Ruvo
and Discord in a torn robe strides joyously
– Virgil, Aeneid, VIII, v. 702
This is our guiding thesis: the severity of the...
George Answers Your Questions: Personal or Systemic Failings
Confession: I Can’t Figure Out Trump’s Latest Move
Jan. 19, 2026
Question: Why don’t you realize Donald Trump is a mentally unbalanced narcissist and therefore his...
The Trouble With Tankers
For the United States, hemispheric security doesn’t just call for military dominance; it calls for the absence of anti-U.S. governments. Washington believes that by...
Russia’s Escalation in the Black Sea Has Turkey on Edge
Pressure is building on Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war, setting off a scramble for leverage that is unnerving some of...
A New Jihadist Hub in Africa
Nigeria and Mali are at the center of what is fast becoming the world’s most active theater of jihadism. Militant groups are exploiting the...
The Wisdom in China’s Aircraft Carriers
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, recently entered service, a move some analysts dismiss as irrational in an era of satellites, long-range missiles and...
The UAE’s Quiet Militarization of the Red Sea
The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that comprises one side of the civil war in Sudan, recently took el-Fasher, the last important stronghold...
The Inevitability of Japan’s New Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi’s election as the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s first female leader was a historic yet politically logical outcome. The LDP’s two-round leadership system...
