“The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.”
Latest posts
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Gaza Outlook Remains Dim, Despite Some Progress
In this latest piece for the Middle East Institute at NUS, I argue that Trump’s Board of Peace and the prospective transition into Phase II for Gaza’s reconstruction constitute a repackaged “Gaza Riviera” vision first introduced last March. At that time, the idea was heavily criticised, but it has now appeared in a different form.…
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A Stable Iran Serves Gulf Interests Better Than Chaos
American air and naval assets are moving rapidly into the Middle East, what President Trump describes as an “armada”towards Iran “just in case”. My latest piece for Observer Research Foundation Middle East argues that the immediate region would be better off with a calculable — and now weakened — Iran. Read HERE.
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Venezuela Echoes Iraq: What is America’s Grand Strategy?
In my debut piece for ORF Middle East, I argue that there are many parallels between the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the 2003 Iraq war, although Trump is still mulling over long-term governance. What the latest Latin American episode has demonstrated is America’s intent to govern the world “by force” without…
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