Getting the Insight Out
Just weeks ago, all eyes were on Lebanon. As the US reported Israel and Hezbollah were close to a ceasefire, Western politicians saw this as the first step toward peace in the Middle East. However, as rebels storm into the Syrian capital and Iran abandons its sworn allies, the region now teeters on the brink of a new and even deadlier conflict.
In Asia, the end of 2022 was marked by strong popular protests in two of the world’s most powerful authoritarian regimes: China and Iran. In the first case, the protests, More
In 2015, Iran reached an agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with major powers, including the United States, to ensure the civilian character of Iran’s nuclear More
On January 30, 2022, Israeli President Issac Herzog visited the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) to celebrate the Israeli national day at the Israeli Pavilion of Dubai’s Expo 2020 world fair. More
On the week of January 20th, Iran announced that it would halt gas flow to Turkey for up to ten days due to a “technical issue.” According to recent data, More
With the Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world, there is little room for other typical international affairs mechanisms to take place. However, one of the longest running issues in Iranian-British More
Over the past four weeks, tensions between the United States and Iran have been exacerbated by a series of tit-for-tat military actions. This has caused collateral damage and invited responses More
A few days after the U.S.-authorized drone strike on January 3rd, which killed Iranian General Qassim Suleimani, Iran retaliated by targeting US troops based in Iraq with ballistic missiles. These More
The entire world united in sorrow on the 8th of January as a passenger plane bound for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s More
The recent back-and-forth between the US and Iran that threatened to spill over into war may have had unintended consequences for other states in the region. The conflict began after More