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Social Revolution Amid Structural Crises: A Comparative Reading of Revolutionary Theory and the Current Situation in Iran 

Abstract Drawing on classical and contemporary theories of revolution, this article argues that today’s Iran exhibits most of the conditions identified in political science…

The Mercosur Standoff: Why Italy’s Caution is a Call for Strategic Trade, Not Isolation

As the European Union moves towards the finish line of a 25-year diplomatic marathon, a significant hurdle has emerged from…

A Treaty of Peace and Unity: Indigenous Diplomacy Enters a New Era

This month, after a year of negotiations of which I had the distinct honor of serving as chief negotiator and Ambassador-at-Large for…

From Spears to Soft Power: How Thermopylae Became a Public Diplomacy Hub

Greece (Brussels Morning) For decades, Greece struggled to articulate a clear sense of identity, a living continuity between its historical culture and…

Turkey’s EU Path and the Peace Process

Turkiye (Brussels Morning) Turkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has again renewed overtures toward the Kurdish political movement, a…

CO₂ Standards for Cars: Last Chance to Get the Fundamentals Right

In the days ahead, the Commission will present the revision of the CO₂ standards, the most consequential part of the…

Imperial SCOTUS and Its Narcissistic Vision for Itself 

I am not a legal analyst like the inimitable and profound Stephen Vladeck. But the Supreme Court of the United…

Central Europe’s Opportunity in Lagarde’s Wake-Up Call 

In a Frankfurt hall on November 21, as Christine Lagarde delivered her keynote at the European Banking Congress, something remarkable happened - or rather, something…

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