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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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 