Re-Imagining Global Architecture
War, Institutional Mutation, and the Limits of Adversarial Coexistence By: Pari Esfandiari The 2026 U.S.-Iran war has entered a new phase. The initial ceasefire has fractured under renewed military exchanges, maritime confrontation has intensified, and…
Technology, therapy culture, and the remaking of emotional life By: Pari Esfandiari Much has been written about the psychological effects of social media on younger generations. Endless scrolling, anxiety, shortened attention spans, outrage, identity performance,…
BY GREGORY F. TREVERTON & PARI ESFANDIARI First Published in The Hill The rapid ascendance of a handful of tech startups to a giant, powerful independent geopolitical force not only has taken governments unprepared but…
By: Pari Esfandiari & Gregory Treverton George Santyana said that “those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it.” He might have added that remembering your own history is not enough: you also…
By: Pari Esfandiari @ Gregory Treverton War by miscalculation can hardly be ruled out, but for the moment, both the Trump administration and Iran seemed to have decided to lower the temperature of the crisis.…
By: Pari Esfandiari & Gregory Treverton Concerns over Iranian retaliation or a complete nuclear break-out in the wake of the killing of Qasem Soleimani are understandable, but the real costs for the United States will…
BY GREGORY F. TREVERTON & PARI ESFANDIARI First Published in The Hill If oil was the black gold of the 20th century, data has taken over that mantle in the 21st. And just like oil…
The U.S. President’s decision to walk away from the Paris agreement is the subject of this in-depth inquiry by Pari Esfandiari and Lassi Noponen. First Published at Dante Magazine It had been long expected. Donald Trump had promised…
By Pari Esfandiari - First Published in Dante Magazine. An examination of the electoral seismic shifts – and discussion on what’s next for democracy. Opinions expressed are the author’s own. By now you have met…
A Hermann Vaske Film European TV premiere on ARTE, on July 19th 2010 at 22:45h. “The Digital Bomb” is a rollercoaster-ride through the land of digital creativity. Internet-celebrity Tron Guy presents the past, present, and…