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Erwin van Veen

Erwin van Veen is a senior research fellow at the Clingendael Institute in The Hague, where he leads the Middle East research group within the Conflict Research Unit.

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Empire Resurgent: How Ultra-Nationalism Is Dismantling the World Order

Erwin van Veen

The Israeli-US strike on Iran is not an isolated event, but the latest lurch in a systemic breakdown of international order — and the world must respond.