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Peiman Salehi

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From Greenland to the Gulf: Is Washington replacing the rules with raw power?

From Greenland to the Gulf: Is Washington replacing the rules with raw power?

By early 2026, US foreign policy appears less anchored in the language of rules and more openly framed in the language of leverage. The past year has...

20.02.2026 50

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf escalation would backfire systemically

From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf escalation would backfire systemically

Most analyses of potential US escalation against Iran in the Gulf remain confined to deterrence logic and regional balances of power. The debate often...

16.02.2026 100

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

When silencing dissent backfires: How Western censorship fuels the very instability it claims to prevent

15.12.2025 40

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

UN resolutions on Gaza and the Golan: Global legitimacy under pressure, but no path to real peace

05.12.2025 10

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

Why the new UN resolution on Gaza signals a US-led trusteeship, not a path to peace

20.11.2025 30

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

From Kant’s dream to today’s reality: The United Nations and the crisis of global legitimacy

30.10.2025 20

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

The 2231 rift: How Iran’s defiance exposes the deep divide in the global order

18.10.2025 40

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

Gaza ceasefire: between political declaration and field reality

09.10.2025 10

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

Israel’s strike on Doha: A turning point for US alliances and Gulf sovereignty

10.09.2025 20

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

The SCO summit and the Middle East in a multipolar world

05.09.2025 60

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

When water becomes war: The moral failure of global governance in the Middle East

20.08.2025 30

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

‏Iran challenges the West not just militarily, but philosophically

18.07.2025 20

Middle East Monitor

Peiman Salehi

The Illusion of Ceasefire: A Shift in the Balance of Power in West Asia

25.06.2025 40

New Eastern Outlook

Peiman Salehi

Clash of Two World Orders: Fordow Is the Excuse, Sovereignty the Target

22.06.2025 20

New Eastern Outlook

Peiman Salehi

Israel’s Strategic Miscalculation and the Dawn of a New World Order

18.06.2025 50

New Eastern Outlook

Peiman Salehi