Oct 16, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Words by Stephen Hoadley Photo by Craig Manners on Unsplash What does Hamas hope to achieve by attacking Israel? Stephen Hoadley looks at which actors stand to gain most, and lose most, from the conflict. Hamas’ invasion of Israel is likely to be viewed with anger by...
Dec 7, 2020 | Politics & Society
President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to return to normalcy. At the start of his campaign, he proposed that the US return to the Iran nuclear deal, an agreement which President Donald Trump withdrew the US from in 2018. What complications will the US face...
Jan 20, 2020 | Politics & Society
Following the US drone strike that killed an Iranian general in Iraq and Iran, shooting down a Ukrainian passenger airliner, international concerns over security and legality have arisen, while in Iran, protests against the government’s response to the attack on...
Jan 13, 2020 | Politics & Society
On January 3, the United States used a drone to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The Iranian’s retaliated with missile strikes against US military assets in Iraq. Under what legal authority did the US kill Soleimani? Are targeted assassinations legal under...
Jul 10, 2019 | Politics & Society
In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly passed a mandate to negotiate a treaty that would ban nuclear weapons. While the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons passed 122 votes to 1, no nuclear state or NATO member other than the Netherlands voted on the...
Jun 10, 2019 | Politics & Society
By Sirous Amerian Does Trump really want war with Iran? Sirous Amerian investigates. Once again it seems as though Iran and the United States are at each other’s throats and hostilities have risen. Frankly, this is nothing new for those who have been following the...
Aug 8, 2018 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By David Cortright David Cortright argues why new economic sanctions on Russia and Iran will not work. Sanctions are much in demand these days as a tool of American foreign policy. Members of Congress want tough new sanctions against Russia for its interference in...
May 15, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Tony Walker Tony Walker explores whether Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could fracture alliances and jeopardise North Korea negotiations. President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the multilateral agreement to restrain Iran’s...