Did the conflict fundamentally reshape the region, or merely return all sides to a more costly version of the original bargaining table?
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Just out - my latest for @theamargi.bsky.social : 'The US-Iran 14-Point Memorandum: The War Ends Where It Began'
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After months of escalation, the emerging settlement points back toward sanctions relief, reopened shipping lanes, and renewed negotiations -the very issues at the heart of the dispute before the war.
“How will we pay for it?” is the first question asked when people propose universal healthcare, affordable housing, debt-free education, or modern infrastructure but never for war!
The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity Cost of the American Empire
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Drawing on estimates from @brownupolisci.bsky.social Costs of War project and decades of military expenditure, it asks a simple but uncomfortable question:
Read: The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity Cost of the American Empire
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Our latest piece for TheWire.in examines the staggering opportunity cost of the American empire: trillions spent on wars, interventions, overseas bases, and military dominance since 1945 - and what those resources might have achieved if invested in people instead.
Just out - US-Iran War: What the ‘Peace Deal’ really means’ for @theconversation.com alongside Prof @usempire.bsky.social
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What could the United States - and the world - look like if even a fraction of that money had gone toward healthcare, education, development, and peace-building instead? Co-authored with the leading Prof @usempire.bsky.social
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This agreement simply restores the pre-war status quo without resolving any of the underlying issues.
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“How will we pay for this?” – a question unheard of when it comes to waging wars and routinely asked when funding healthcare, education or housing crises.
