America formally pulled its troops from Iraq again at the end of September. Is there a better way to end the forever wars? New @orderfromashes.bsky.social pod with Fotini Christia, @sajadjiyad.bsky.social @rohanadvani.bsky.social @tcambanis.bsky.social

The US government repeats some mistakes over and over, hostage to a sefl-imposed knowledge gap. How can researchers tip the balance? Order from Ashes is back from its summer hiatus with @mattduss.bsky.social @nancyokail.bsky.social and yours truly.

A group of leading experts offers a progressive blueprint for a foreign policy that answers to voters instead of defense contractors and Super PACs Co-publishing with @thenation.com and edited by @mattduss.bsky.social A World For All is available for pre-order now: orbooks.com/catalog/a-wo...

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A progressive blueprint for a foreign policy that answers to voters instead of donors, defense contractors, and Super PACs.

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Today Century International joins @cipolicy.bsky.social to launch a new global research department. We'll provide fresh analysis and alternative policies to address the global crisis in security and democracy, with the team that's become the address for progressive foreign policy.

Incredible research from @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social and team shows how Iran diffuses to its network the knowledge to manufacture and adapt. It's not just about drones; it's about navigating a networked world. "Beyond the Axis" changed how I understand the Iran war and read the future.

Peter Salisbury@peterjsalisbury.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How were Iran and its Axis of Resistance able to weather the conflicts of recent years, and even score a strategic victory? With support from @XCEPT_Research we've been studying exactly this question @TCFdotorg You can read our findings here: t.co/e4jgMwMeS2

How were Iran and its Axis of Resistance able to weather the conflicts of recent years, and even score a strategic victory? With support from @XCEPT_Research we've been studying exactly this question @TCFdotorg You can read our findings here: t.co/e4jgMwMeS2

EVENT TODAY On Monday, June 22 at 11:00 AM ET, Century International presents findings from Beyond the Axis, a major investigation of how and why Iran and its allies were able to reconstitute so quickly in the wars that began in October 2023. tcf.org/content/even...

Worldwide Webs of Weapons: Beyond the Axis Report Launch

Why have Iran and its “Axis of Resistance” proven so durable in the face of waves of military and economic warfare, and what does this mean for the future

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Glad to join @tcambanis.bsky.social and colleagues to discuss this U.S.-Iran MoU, which, if it actually obliges Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, could mark a real inflection point in the region’s post-October 7 trajectory: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump's shaky Iran deal isn't a peace treaty. It won't bring lasting peace or a new order. Six Century International fellows tell @orderfromashes.bsky.social what new problems and pathologies to expect from the MoU.

Trump's shaky Iran deal isn't a peace treaty. It won't bring lasting peace or a new order. Six Century International fellows tell @orderfromashes.bsky.social what new problems and pathologies to expect from the MoU.

My mayor’s khalifa My beans are garbanza Our madness is reefa The Knicks win in khamsa

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Rubble is Israel’s doctrine, not an improvisation. Nathan J Brown pierces through the BS on @orderfromashes.bsky.social to identify a clear, intentional strategy — which won’t produce security for anyone.

Rubble is Israel’s doctrine, not an improvisation. Nathan J Brown pierces through the BS on @orderfromashes.bsky.social to identify a clear, intentional strategy — which won’t produce security for anyone.

If he wanted to "restrain Netanyahu," he would cut off the money and weapons.

Ceasefires no longer seem to involve ceasing fire, and major and minor powers alike sidestep the UN. On @orderfromashes.bsky.social, @crisisgroup.org’s @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org talks to @tcambanis.bsky.social about how peacemaking isn’t what it used to be: thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com

Diplomacy ain’t what it used it to be. @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org on how peace negotiations have changed — and why wars might not cleanly end — on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

The ink isn't dry on Trump's defeat with Iran, and he's musing about invading Cuba. Trump is surpassing the worst overreach of the Cold War. The only state he's likely to vanquish is his own.

Every time the US and Iran appear on the verge of agreement, Israel intensifies bombing of Lebanon. Israel has killed at least 3,200, but hasn't neutralized Hezbollah. Find out more about Hezbollah's comeback 👇

Thanassis Cambanis@tcambanis.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hezbollah supposedly was finished. @simaghaddar.bsky.social explains what we know about its comeback on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social Listen here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... open.spotify.com/show/7rJWTOp... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com

Hezbollah supposedly was finished. @simaghaddar.bsky.social explains what we know about its comeback on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social Listen here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... open.spotify.com/show/7rJWTOp... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com

He's forming a new government, war rages around him, America wants him to disarm renegade militias — and those militias put him in power. A glimpse at the unknown banker just put in charge of Iraq.

Thanassis Cambanis@tcambanis.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Iraq’s weak new prime minister faces a terrifying welcome: ongoing war, renegade militias, allies that undermine, and a fiscal cliff. @sajadjiyad.bsky.social charts Ali Zaidi’s perilous agenda on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

Iraq’s weak new prime minister faces a terrifying welcome: ongoing war, renegade militias, allies that undermine, and a fiscal cliff. @sajadjiyad.bsky.social charts Ali Zaidi’s perilous agenda on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

Iraq’s weak new prime minister faces a terrifying welcome: ongoing war, renegade militias, allies that undermine, and a fiscal cliff. @sajadjiyad.bsky.social charts Ali Zaidi’s perilous agenda on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

America started a war it couldn’t win. How does the world look without a dominant superpower? @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social previews our new era of asymmetric finance, trade, and warfare on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

"We're seeing Israel repeating this playbook in the war on Lebanon...Now the wholesale razing of border towns and villages in southern Lebanon, including my own hometown, Bint Jbail," @mbazzi.bsky.social tells @tcambanis.bsky.social. Listen for more: thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com/e/erasing-bi...

America started a war it couldn’t win. How does the world look without a dominant superpower? @peterjsalisbury.bsky.social previews our new era of asymmetric finance, trade, and warfare on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

Israel is trying to erase Bint Jbail. World powers could put a stop to the ethnic cleansing. What war looks like now with @mbazzi.bsky.social on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social

How will the Arab monarchies in the Gulf deploy their wealth and power now they’ve learned the limits of America’s security umbrella? @rohadvani.bsky.social on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Fitful resumption of shipping in Hormuz shouldn't distract from long-term harm and shocks to global economy. We'll be tallying the costs of the elective Iran war for a generation.

Order from Ashes@orderfromashes.bsky.social · 6mo ago

America’s war economy helps no one. Short term: ends lives, undermines democracy, makes daily life unaffordable. Long term, even worse: pitches world into recession and dystopia. New Order from Ashes episode from @eamonka.bsky.social and @tcambanis.bsky.social youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Trump forces Netanyahu’s hand by saying Israel is “prohibited from bombing Lebanon,” despite mounting domestic pressure in Israel for the IDF to continue fighting Hezbollah. Featuring @tcambanis.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Though Trump Prohibited Israel From Bombing Lebanon, Israeli Public Wants to Finish Off Hezbollah

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

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America’s war economy helps no one. Short term: ends lives, undermines democracy, makes daily life unaffordable. Long term, even worse: pitches world into recession and dystopia. @eamonka.bsky.social on Order from Ashes @centuryintl.bsky.social www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...