How has the war against Iran weakened the US?
Bulent Gokay * In the Strait of Hormuz, tankers have been burning, along with what remains of the post-1945 American-led order. … strange and profound changes are under way. …...
What the war on Iran means for the petrodollar and the US hegemony
Bulent Gokay & Lily Hamourtziadou In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 18th-century English historian and a leading figure of the Enlightenment, Edward Gibbon, posited...
The Oil Factor Remains A Significant Concern That Looms Over The Conflict In Iran
Bulent Gokay* [W]hoever controls the Middle East controls the global oil spigot, and whoever controls the global oil spigot can control the global economy, at least for the near future...
Trump’s War on Iran and Geopolitical Implications
Bulent Gokay * Since the United States and Israel commenced their unwarranted and unprovoked strike against Iran, the character of the offensive has become apparent. It constitutes a large-scale bombing...
Why Does Trump Think He Can?
Alex Judge, Blog Editor On the 3rd January 2026, the news broke that Donald Trump had authorised a military operation that culminated in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...
Religious Violence in Nigeria: A Two-Pronged Resolution
Tom Dear, Review and Interview Editor There has been a recent surge in social media of various posts showing horrendous statistics of religious violence in Nigeria. Posts on Instagram include...
Making Sense of Trump’s Aggression against Venezuela: Repeating Iraq in Venezuela
Bulent Gokay The forcible abduction of Nicolas Maduro, a sitting president, and Celia Flores, who is more than just a wife, also a former head of the National Assembly, and...