Demonstrations in Iran and China: Dictatorships Under Popular Pressure
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
A “Final Offer”: Why it Could be in the Interest of the United States to Reach an Agreement with Iran?
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
The Israeli President’s Visit to Expo Dubai: Is the Arab-Israeli Long-standing Resentment Coming to an End?
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
Turkey’s Gas Crisis: What it Means for the Agro-Food Industry
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
Outside the Prison Walls: As COVID-19 Spreads, Hope Grows for a Political Prisoner in Iran
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
In Depth: The U.S.-Iran Conflict
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
Flight 752: A Breakdown of the Trudeau Government’s Handling of the Crisis
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
Could the Downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 Renew Regional Tensions?
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
Caught in the Crossfire: The Iranian-Israeli Conflict after Solemani
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
Spreading Like Wildfire: Israeli-Iranian Tensions in the Israeli Conflict with Hezbollah
On September 1, the Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah fired anti-tank missiles into an Israeli military border post. In response, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Israel fired 100 artillery More