Author: Jordan Henry
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Iran: What Comes Next?
Iran has recently seen one of the most significant waves of political protest since the fall of the Shah in 1979. The state repression unleashed to counter the protests appears to have resulted in thousands of deaths. While the intensity of the unrest seems to have ebbed for now, it seems to many observers that
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Center’s Iran Discussion Featured in New York Post
Can the Trump administration do in Iran what it pulled off in Venezuela last month? Daniel McCarthy, the editor of Modern Age, wrote about the Center’s recent discussion with Sina Azodi and Alex Vatanka for the New York Post. Read it here.
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February 8, 2026: Assassination in Moscow
February 8, 2026: Assassination in Moscow Last week’s targeted shooting of General Vladimir Alexeyev in the outskirts of Moscow has stripped the Russian military of one of its most competent strategists. The assassination attempt occurred against the backdrop of growing paranoia reminiscent of the Stalin era, exemplified in a grim new state documentary warning how
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Can the U.S. Build Nuclear Again? (w/ Kenneth Luongo)
Can the U.S. Build Nuclear Again? (w/ Kenneth Luongo) America is seeing a renewed push to expand nuclear energy, driven by rising electricity demand, data centers, and growing geopolitical competition. But building new reactors is slow, expensive, and risky, raising hard questions about financing, siting, and political will. Can the United States realistically catch up
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February 1, 2026: Holy War in Ukraine
February 1, 2026: Holy War in Ukraine Despite suffering over 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine—eclipsing Soviet losses in the Afghan conflict by orders of magnitude—Russian society remains strikingly silent compared to the civil strife that once challenged the Kremlin’s authority in the 1980s. This domestic compliance rests, in part, on Russian state media’s framing of
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