Op-Ed by Mani Nouri: From Rescue Mission to What, Exactly? Part II
Mr. Nouri argues that the “rescue mission” framing of the 2025 war on Iran was a deliberately capacious narrative serving several aims as Washington and Jerusalem pursued divergent objectives.
Op-Ed: Mani Nouri, PhD(c), discussed the popular uprising in Iran
It appears the Iran war was sold as a humanitarian liberation of the Iranian people, but has steadily collapsed into a transactional negotiation with the surviving regime.
Analysis with Toni Meier: The Psychology of American Aggression in the US-China Trade War
In this article, Toni Meier examines the shortcomings of rational economic theory in explaining the escalating and sustained tension between the world’s two largest economies.
Issue Brief by Taylor Stetka: The Growing Need for Canadian Arctic Maritime Security
Canada’s Arctic is facing growing maritime security pressures as climate change reduces sea-ice coverage, expands vessel access, and exposes gaps in surveillance and infrastructure.
Conversation with Dr. Alaa Al-Aridi: The U.S.-Israeli War with Iran, Article 2(4), and the Strain on International Law
In this interview, Dan Prasuhn, Research Associate at Tessera, speaks with Dr. Alaa Al-Aridi, Professor of International Law, about the current U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the wider regional escalation.
Analysis with Patrick Green, MSc: Corruption and Coercion – Why Myanmar’s Civil War Persists
With Myanmar’s final election phase ending on January 26, 2026, this report argues that lasting stability depends less on the electoral process than on curbing the military’s corrupt revenue networks.
Conversations with Dr. Catherine Moez: An Interview
Catherine Moez is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leicester and King’s College London, currently working on a project on long-run public opinion on immigration in Europe. Previously (2024-2025), she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for the Politics of Feelings, a joint psychology-political science lab based at the School of Advanced Studies […]
Op-Eds with Tessera: Contrasting the Invasions of Panama and Venezuela under International Law
This op-ed compares the U.S. invasions of Panama and Venezuela to argue that both expose a recurring willingness to override international law in the name of national interest. It suggests that Venezuela reflects a further erosion of legal restraint and of the international order itself.
Analysis with Mani Nouri, PhD(c): No Going Back – Iran’s 2026 Revolutionary Uprising
In this article, Mani Nouri examines the unfolding unrest in Iran as a revolutionary moment rather than a conventional protest movement. He argues that the convergence of mass popular anger, regime overreach, and regional geopolitical setbacks has created the most profound challenge to the Islamic Republic in decades.
Briefings with Tessera: “In the Nuclear Age, Failure Cannot be Repeated”- Jeffrey Sachs Warns the Security Council of Global Anarchy
“The UN was created to place international law above anarchy… If the kidnapping of a Head of State and the bombing of a sovereign country are tolerated, the message is that the law is optional and force is the true arbiter of international relations.” – J. Sachs