Author: Mohamad Shaaf, Published in Information Clearing House,2019/10/19 This essay explains the evolutionary process as the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) moved from a weak regional power, through gradual and exponential growth and assertiveness, to test the US power as demonstrated by recent challenges. This progression occurred because the US situated multiple strategic interests in the area, effectively disablingContinue reading “How Iran Changed American Strategic Assets into Liabilities and Altered the World Balance of Power”
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Why the United States Will Be Better Off by Accepting Shaaf’s Peace Proposal to the World than Persisting with the Current Negotiation with Iran
Policy Analysis | Middle East Strategy | June 2026 A strategic case for replacing a failed bilateral framework with a comprehensive, principles-based architecture for regional peace Dr. Mohamad Shaaf, Independent Scholar & Author of Shaaf’s Peace Proposal to the World. June 2026 | Edmond, Oklahoma, United States Abstract The United States’ bilateral negotiation with Iran overContinue reading “Why the United States Will Be Better Off by Accepting Shaaf’s Peace Proposal to the World than Persisting with the Current Negotiation with Iran”
Mohamad Shaaf, MBA, PhD
AI Insights on Mohamad Shaaf’s Selected Published Research
Why the United States Will Be Better Off by Accepting Shaaf’s Peace Proposal to the World than Persisting with the Current Negotiation with Iran (2026) 1. Why China Surpassed the United States By Professor Mohamad Shaaf (2021) 2. A Historical Perspective of China Surpassing the US By Professor Richard Wolf (2026)See Its Joined-AI Insights (2026)Continue reading “AI Insights on Mohamad Shaaf’s Selected Published Research”
The Failure of Full Spectrum Dominance
Tagline: Why the Unipolar Moment Failed — and What Must Come Next The U.S. Empire Is Imploding Since the end of World War II, the United States has failed to achieve its major military, economic, and geopolitical objectives. Instead, it is showing clear signs of internal and global decline: 1. De-dollarization: Many countries are shiftingContinue reading “The Failure of Full Spectrum Dominance”
The Global Concentration of Capital and Political Power: Structural Dynamics and Comparative Cases
Abstract This article examines whether the concentration of capital and political power is a uniquely American phenomenon or a general tendency of capitalist development worldwide. Drawing on classical political economy, empirical studies of wealth distribution, and comparative country cases, the analysis demonstrates that economic and political inequalities are structurally embedded in capitalist accumulation. It alsoContinue reading “The Global Concentration of Capital and Political Power: Structural Dynamics and Comparative Cases”
Mohamad Shaaf, MBA, PhD
Emirates Professor of Economics, University of Central Oklahoma AI Insights on Mohamad Shaaf’s Economic Research The End of Full Spectrum Dominance & How US Overreach Forged a Multi-Polar World Selected Published Empirical Research Selected Essays On Vix Articles Published in Other Sites Academic VITA
Articles Published in Other Sites
Current Economic Policies Have Capitalism on Life Support: Effective Actions to Rescue It (Alliance for Local Prosperity) How Iran Changed U.S. Strategic Assets into Liabilities and Altered the World Balance of Power (Islam Times) Over 600 Economists Sign Letter In Support of $10.10 Minimum Wage (EPI) Humanity’s Immense Challenges (The oneness of Humanity) Por quéContinue reading “Articles Published in Other Sites”
Selected Published Empirical Research
Shaaf, M. Designing An Interactive Program To Simulate Economic Growth Models For College Education, The American Journal of Business Education, 1(2), 57-64 (2008) Shaaf, M. An Analysis of the Housing Market and the Oklahoma Experience. Southwest Business and Economic Journal, 14(2), 63-77 (2006) Shaaf, M. An Artificial Intelligence Analysis of the Determinants of Stock Returns,Continue reading “Selected Published Empirical Research”
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