With the demise of diplomacy, the conflict has moved from the realm of strategic calculus and realism into one of psychological conditioning. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based […]
27 February 2026
Russia acting alone may not be able to burst Trump’s bubble, but China, Russia and Iran together can and might. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum […]
The Witkoff negotiation enterprise is distancing Russia from its security imperatives Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal This file […]
After Epstein, nothing can continue as before: neither the ‘never again’ values, nor the bipolar economics of extreme disparities, nor trust. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts […]
Everything is ‘business’ in Trump’s geo-politics Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal President Donald Trump and attorney Steve Witkoff […]
Is Trump getting the message that an Iran ‘win’ is not ‘Slam Dunk’? – in which case he might decide on a TACO, accompanied by bone-crushing economic threats to Iran. Alastair Crooke is a former […]
What can Trump do? Bomb Iranian institutional buildings like the IRCG headquarters? Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal To […]
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