Iran

Claude Just Opened the Strait

the definitive tick-tock

Mar 22 • Jordan Schneider

Iran: The Kharg Fantasy and How This Ends

yeah, this is not great

Mar 21 • Jordan Schneider

An open letter to Secretary Hegseth

Mar 15 • Jordan Schneider

Mar 13 • Jordan Schneider

Iran and the DIB with SecAF Frank Kendall

Why defense tech hype keeps underperforming

Mar 6 • Jordan Schneider

EMERGENCY POD: Iran + Anthropic

+ essay contest deadline extended

Mar 3 • Jordan Schneider and Lily Ottinger

Anthropic v DoW

Second Breakfast takes it on!

Feb 27 • Jordan Schneider

How China Courted Iran

Anti-government protests are tearing through Iran, and the regime has responded with an internet blackout of unprecedented scale. Even Starlink access…

Jan 12 • Lily Ottinger

American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare

Could sanctions have saved Ukraine?

Feb 26, 2025 • Jordan Schneider and Lily Ottinger

China and the Middle East: A Strategic Convergence in AI

How close will they get?

Mar 25, 2024 • Jordan Schneider and Nicholas Welch

China’s Blunder in the Middle East

“When you live next to a monster, you have two choices: the monster eats you or you kill it.”

Oct 11, 2023 • Jordan Schneider and Ryan Hauser

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