The Table Was Never Set For Peace (🇺🇸 US-UK🇬🇧 Edition)

After twenty-one hours of talks, there was no agreement between the United States and Iran. But the failure revealed something larger than a collapsed negotiation.The Table Was Never Set for Peace examines how a governing system organized around coercion, loyalty, and predetermined outcomes struggles to translate power into durable results. What emerged was not simply a failed diplomatic effort, but a deeper pattern: escalation without architecture, negotiation without concession, and a political culture increasingly unable to distinguish force from strategy.-DunneaginFollow the full essays and podcast at paragraph.com/@civicsunhingedWatch short-form video commentary on YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@civics_unhinged/shorts☕️ Reader editions and collected volumes are available at:https://f-p-dunneagin-shop.fourthwall.com👉 Thank you for listening and for your support. Get full access to ~ Civics Unhinged: Dispatches From Trumpistan ~ at dunneagin.substack.com/subscribe