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Amin Saikal, Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia, is the author of Iran Rising: The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic (Princeton University Press, 2019) and the co-author (with James Piscatori) of Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

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  1. Back to the Brink in Iran
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    Back to the Brink in Iran

    Oct 4, 2022 Amin Saikal explains why the regime may no longer be able to quell popular protest with force alone.

  2. Libya’s Double Tragedy
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    Libya’s Double Tragedy

    Jul 10, 2020 Amin Saikal worries that a combination of internal strife and external intervention will prolong the country's crisis.

  3. The Kingdom’s Botched War in Yemen
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    The Kingdom’s Botched War in Yemen

    May 1, 2020 Amin Saikal argues that Saudi Arabia should join UN peace talks after its failed, five-year military engagement in Yemen.

  4. Is Peace with the Taliban Possible?
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    Is Peace with the Taliban Possible?

    Aug 23, 2019 Amin Saikal says current American efforts to reach a political settlement in Afghanistan have worrying historical parallels.

  5. Trump’s Failed Iran Policy
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    Trump’s Failed Iran Policy

    Aug 7, 2019 Amin Saikal says that the Islamic Republic will negotiate with the United States, but will never simply capitulate.

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    Could These Two Trends Save Britain?

    Jim O'Neill sees a pair of economic developments that could deliver a welcome surprise – if policymakers pay attention.
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    The Fed’s Climate Complacency

    Mark Cliffe warns that the US central bank’s approach to climate risk falls woefully short of what is needed.
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    Europe at Debt’s Door

    Hans-Werner Sinn warns that the European Commission's borrowing plans endanger the EU's stability and the single currency.
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    Stealing Russia

    Anders Åslund shows how the war is redistributing massive wealth and resources to President Vladimir Putin and his cronies.
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    Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more

    Sergei Guriev assesses the strength of the Russian president’s grip on power, predicts that Xi Jinping’s embrace of personalist rule will lead to policy missteps, urges the West to pursue a strategy of “adversarial engagement” toward modern dictators, and more.
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    Tipping the Scales in Myanmar’s Civil War

    Thitinan Pongsudhirak argues that, like Ukraine’s defenders, the country’s armed opposition deserves international support.
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    Educating the World’s Children of Conflict

    Jan Egeland highlights three key principles for ensuring the safety and well-being of traumatized boys and girls.
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    What’s Wrong with ChatGPT?

    Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson

    Artificial intelligence is being designed and deployed by corporate America in ways that will disempower and displace workers and degrade the consumer experience, ultimately disappointing most investors. Yet economic history shows that it does not have to be this way.

     worry that the technology will be deployed to replace, rather than empower, humans.
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    Preparing Now for the Next Health Emergencies

    Mamta Murthi urges governments to invest in resilient systems of prevention and care to soften the blow of future crises.

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