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Farah N. Jan

Farah N. Jan

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The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran‑US deal

A lack of trust, failure to agree to the grounds on which discussion is taking place and Israel’s de facto veto provide insurmountable barriers.

14.04.2026 9

The Conversation

Farah N. Jan

How the Iran War is related to the real winner of the Iraq War 20 years ago

Political scientists have long observed that countries are held together not by ideology but by organized coercion.

10.03.2026 10

Fortune

Farah N. Jan

Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction

More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with...

09.03.2026 10

The Conversation

Farah N. Jan

Does the US have an endgame in Iran?

The attacks on Iran are terrifyingly light on strategy

04.03.2026 10

Salon

Farah N. Jan

‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy

As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.

02.03.2026 10

The Conversation

Farah N. Jan

US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

The Trump administration has called on Iran to permanently end its nuclear program. But threats of force may undermine effort of nonproliferation.

30.01.2026 20

The Conversation

Farah N. Jan

Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules

Strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran may increase Tehran’s belief that attaining nuclear weapons is key to establishing a deterrence to regime...

16.06.2025 10

The Conversation

Farah N. Jan

India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder

Tensions in South Asia have been taken down a notch with news of a ceasefire – but the conditions for future escalations remain, and mechanisms for...

10.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Farah N. Jan