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Richard W. Coughlin

Richard W. Coughlin

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The Carter Doctrine and the Limits of Liminal Conflict in the Persian Gulf

The Carter Doctrine and the Limits of Liminal Conflict in the Persian Gulf

The crisis in the Persian Gulf is not only a geopolitical rupture but a potential inflection point in the organization of the global political...

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Richard W. Coughlin

Opinion – Why American Military Power No Longer Produces Security

A series of hawkish New York Times editorials have focused on US military capacity while ignoring democratic legitimacy.

29.01.2026 70

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Richard W. Coughlin

Opinion – Trump’s Spectacle of Domination in Venezuela

If drug enforcement were the operative concern in Trump’s calculus, Venezuela would barely register.

06.01.2026 60

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Richard W. Coughlin

Opinion – The Poverty of Rational Trumpism

Rational Trumpism is the intellectual face of a collapsing order that still believes it deserves to rule the world.

01.11.2025 40

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Opinion – Rethinking the China Challenge

The central task is not merely to outcompete China, but to reimagine power in a world of environmental limits and democratic erosion.

27.06.2025 20

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Richard W. Coughlin