Vile it may be, factual nonetheless: A civilization died today

By Ahmed E. Souaiaia, PhD* “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” These words, posted by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social, were more than a threat—which they were directed against Iran which he attacked without congressional authorization or Read more

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A Systems Thinking Analysis of the Hormuz Crisis and Structural Inflation

By Ahmed E. Souaiaia, PhD The prevailing narrative from the Trump administration—that the surge in energy prices following U.S. and Israeli military attack on Iran is merely a “temporary” anomaly—fails to account for the fundamental laws of complex systems. By viewing the conflict through a linear lens (Action → Reaction → Resolution), policymakers have overlooked Read more

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Sanctions, Capability Formation, and the Paradox of Economic Pressure

Abstract Nanotechnology has emerged as a foundational scientific domain with wide-ranging implications for medicine, materials science, energy systems, and industrial productivity. This research note examines how sustained, coordinated investment in scientific infrastructure, human capital, and research-to-production integration can enable a country to achieve global competitiveness in an advanced field despite structural constraints. Using Iran’s development Read more

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