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Separating A People from the Government, "Deradicalization," Etc.
On Iranians, Russians, and Palestinians, and the Limits of Separate Peoples and Governments
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Shay Khatiri

December 2023

America's Resistance To Reality, Chapter 12987: Houthis
You might not be interested in the Middle East, but the Middle East is interested in you.
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Shay Khatiri

November 2023

Telling Israel To Minimize Civilian Casualties Is Rude
And Biden's telling Americans that he lectures Israelis on this is even worse.
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Shay Khatiri
6

July 2023

Three + One Thoughts on Prigozhin’s Mutiny
The Russia is weak!
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Shay Khatiri
2

May 2023

Macron Bad; But What About America?
Americans need to be more self-critical when examining Macron’s comments.
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Shay Khatiri
1

April 2023

Thou Shall Covet Your Neighbor's House
A tale of two regimes—and protests
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Shay Khatiri
3

March 2023

A War To Remain Proud Of
Iraq After Two Decades
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Shay Khatiri
11

February 2023

One Year In, We Now Know War's Most Important Commodity
Patience is a virtue.
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Shay Khatiri
6

January 2023

Despairing Out Of Soccer
A story of another friend
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Shay Khatiri
2
Being Cheated Out Of Life
An old friend's personal tale in Iran: If you’re an Iranian who wants to study the galaxy, you have to overthrow the regime first.
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Shay Khatiri
3

December 2022

The Problem With Strategic Empathy
Can a human empathize with a non-human creature?
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Shay Khatiri
3
Twitter Files Prove That Russia's Disinformation Operations Succeeded
Disinformation campaigns aren't about convincing you of lies but creating a permission structure to believe what is convenient.
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Shay Khatiri
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