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Blog - Trump’s Iran Strikes and Carney’s New-World-Order Tightrope
Early Saturday morning, the United States and Israel initiated a second round of aerial attacks against Iran following the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites of last June. The justifications for this latest illegal military action by the Trump administration — which has killed Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — are as unconvincing as were those of the 2025 strikes, but now include a more explicit goal of regime change.

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The Stolen Republic: Untold Facts Behind the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Last Republic
This talk will explore the causes and untold realities behind the fall of Afghanistan’s last republican government in August of 2021, and the return of the Taliban. Drawing on diverse sources and personal experience, Khalid Ramizy will discuss his work as a young Afghan leader and human rights activist and the events that resulted in the collapse of the republic and the failure of two decades of democratic efforts in Afghanistan.

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Blog - Middle Power Pragmatism Needed
After Mark Carney’s special address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the idea of a “middle power” has gained renewed attention in Canada. It was also mentioned several times at the Munich Security Conference in February. In his speech in Switzerland, Carney warned that the rules-based international order, on which middle powers depend for safety and influence, faces serious challenges. Since these states lack sufficient capacity to act alone, they should work together to support existing multilateral institutions and establish new ones.

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Blog - War Against Iran: From International Law to Epstein’s Law
The new episode in the war against Iran is unlike the previous ones, which were either conducted directly or mainly through proxies. We are witnessing a large-scale aggression that is a turning point not only in the history of the Middle East but also in the history of the world. With this war, the world has entered a new era: it heralds the end of the old-world order, however flawed and perpetuating certain injustices, and a shift towards a global disorder where the power of military strikes, rather than international law, would be the basis of international relations.

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War Against Iran: From International Law to Epstein’s Law 0
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- March 4, 2026
The new episode in the war against Iran is unlike the previous ones, which were either conducted directly or mainly through proxies. We are witnessing a large-scale aggression that is a turning point not only in the history of the Middle East but also in the history of the world. With this war, the world

By Jabeur Fathally
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