Archivos de Categoría: Irán

Iran and the Forever War Trap

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Foreign Affairs, 27.05.2026
Lawrence D. Freedman, profesor de Estudios de la Guerra (King’s College de Londres)
  • In Trying to Avoid a Quagmire, America Found a Dead End
For years, U.S. President Donald Trump berated his predecessors for plunging the country into “forever wars” in the Middle East. His war on Iran may not last forever, but...
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The Crumbling Pillars of Global Peace

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Foreign Affairs, 21.05.2026
Thant Myint-U, académico de la Fundación Naciones Unidas y autor de una biografía de U-Thant.
  • War, Empire, and the Forgotten Power of the United Nations
The long peace of the past eight decades has rested on two revolutionary convictions: that wars of aggression are intolerable and that empires must end. The first principle...
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China says it wants a stable world order. Does it?

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World Politics Review, 15.05.2026
Paul Post, profesor y académico del Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Though the timing was delayed due to the Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met face-to-face this week in Beijing. The summit follows Trump and Xi's last meeting last year during Trump's tour of East Asia. The...
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How the Abraham Accords Fueled a New Era of Conflict

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Foreign Policy, 07.05.2026
Matthew Duss (Center for International Policy) y Zuri Linetsky (Dandelion Works)
  • Despite promising peace, Israeli-Gulf cooperation paved the path to war with Iran
On Sept. 15, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump presided over the signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. Speaking on the White House lawn,...
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¿Fin a la guerra de Irán?

Editorial
Opinion Global Review, 17.06.2026
El conflicto tradicional del Medio Oriente ha sido la lucha de dos pueblos (palestino y judío) por la misma tierra, habiendo derivado en sucesivas guerras entre árabes e israelíes. Pero, el ascenso perturbador del fundamentalismo islámico de Irán a partir de 1979 y el juego diplomático posterior de EEUU para contrarrestar...
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Putin and Trump are both trapped in losing battles against reality

Columna
The Guardian, 10.06.2026
Rafael Behr
  • The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them
A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility prevents...
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On Superpower Suicide

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Thinking About, 09.05.2026
Timothy Snyder, historiador y escritor
  • And the recovery of justice
The United States has just spent billions of dollars to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. As justification for the self-destructive mindlessness, the White House gestures towards Jesus and genocide. On April 20th...
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A Deal Could Leave Iran Fatally Weakened

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The Washington Institude, 08.06.2026
Dennis B. Ross, embajador ® y académico norteamericano (The Washington Institute)
  • The Trump administration won’t achieve all of its war goals, but it could still notch a strategic win with time.
No deal with Iran is ever simple to achieve. President Donald Trump keeps claiming that an agreement is close—even as the...
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How to Stop Presidents, Like Trump, From Destroying America?

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Fair Observer, 29.04.2027
Mehdi Alavi
  • US President Donald Trump has initiated two unprovoked wars against Iran, one in June 2025 and another in February 2026. These actions have devastated much of the region and have had negative global repercussions. While the US and Israel have targeted military sites, schools, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure —...
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Will Iran be Europe’s Zeitenwende?

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Fair Observer, 05.06.2027
F. Hamzed & N. Hidalgo
  • Europe’s reluctance to engage in the Iran War is becoming increasingly untenable as the conflict disrupts energy supplies, fuels inflation and strengthens Russia economically. The continent must adopt a unified approach independent of Washington, collaborating when interests align. Europe should leverage its strategic influence to safeguard maritime...
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