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Are We in the Middle of an All-out Campaign for War With Iran?
Skepticism surrounding the Trump administration’s approach towards Iran has been on full display following recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. While Secretary of State…
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Will the Real Godzilla Please Stand Up?
The ‘King of the Monsters’ has been stripped of its nuclear past.
The Worst Deal Ever (FALLOUT, Part 2)
Time magazine called Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster a “pre-eminent warrior-thinker.” President Trump called him a pain. So when McMaster left the White House to be replaced by the hawkish John…
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How We Convinced Three 'Radicals' to Let Us Scan Their Brains
The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish 20-year-old of Moroccan origin. Yassine* was bouncy,…
Imagine This: Truth That Sells the Lie
Imagine This is a brief series about fiction and policy. Works of fiction, because their worlds are constructed by people, reflect often implicit assumptions about our own world. These…
The Myth of Risk-Free Warfare: Lessons From Syria
Since President Donald Trump announced: “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump presidency,” his advisers have been looking at ways to stay. Less…