After the Winter Collapse: Blue Prints for a New American Spring

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  • The Sectarian Fault Line

    The Sectarian Fault Line

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    Tom Raquer
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    The war with Iran is not yet a Sunni–Shia war. But history suggests that conflicts in the Middle East rarely remain purely geopolitical. If the current confrontation widens, the deeper sectarian fault line of the Islamic world may once again shape the struggle for regional power.

  • Preview — March 10, 2026

    Preview — March 10, 2026

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    Tom Raquer
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    Preview — March 10, 2026 Strategy often fails not because power is lacking, but because the analogy guiding it is wrong. Treating Iran like Venezuela — assuming sustained pressure will fracture elites and produce a compliant successor — is a dangerous misread. Iran’s authority rests on dense clerical, security, and ideological institutions, as well as…