Opinion | Cowering Tiger, Sunken Dena: The American Strike and Indian Frailty
India's muted response to the sinking of IRIS Dena is not a one-off instance of deference, but a long-overlooked…
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Opinion | Iran Beyond External Narratives
Behind the headlines and the discourse lies a country of 90 million people who currently do not have access to the…
Under Watchful Eyes: The Constraint of Free Will for Iran’s Female Footballers
Iran's Lionesses defied their government in silence—but when it came time to go home, the world was left wondering…
Weaponizing War: Iran’s Geopolitical Excuse for Execution
As domestic discontent grows, Iran has made executions central to a repressive strategy that recasts dissent as…
Opinion | Iran’s Nuclear Quest: Legal Violation, Moral Hypocrisy or Just Strategy?
Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons exposes the tensions at the heart of the global nuclear order.
MIR Meets: Connor Echols
Host Theo Shouse sits down with foreign policy journalist Connor Echols to discuss tensions between Iran, Israel,…
MIR Meets: Andrew Day
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Andrew Day, the senior editor of The American Conservative, to discuss the Ukraine…
MIR Meets: Kelley Vlahos
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Kelley Vlahos, editorial director of Responsible Statecraft and former executive…
Faith Under Fire: The Case of the Baha’i Religious Minority
The Baha’is are among the world’s most persecuted religious minorities. As Iran continues to discriminate a repress…
The Beginning of a New Era in the Middle East?
On March 10, Iran and Saudi Arabia surprised many by announcing the re-establishment of their diplomatic ties. The…