Iran
Total 17 Posts
Islamophobia: A fungible prop for Muslim religious soft power.
4 min read
Think the Muslim world is united in opposing Islamophobia? Think twice.
US left isolated at UN after bid to reimpose sanctions on Iran – Why did it even try?
5 min read
The US bid to impose so-called ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran was roundly rejected by the UN security council.
Is it too soon to herald the ‘dawn of a new Middle East’? It all depends what the Saudis do next.
5 min read
‘Beta testing’ of bold ideas is rare in foreign affairs, but the UAE and Bahrain have provided just such a test case for the Saudis in their own push to normalise relations with Israel.
Donald Trump’s America is trying to gaslight the world — without much success.
2 min read
In a recent vote at the United Nations the US was revealed as isolated, unpopular, and plain wrong about its “maximum pressure” strategy.
How coronavirus measures have worked around the world.
4 min read
From China and South Korea to Italy and the US, different countries are taking very different approaches to COVID-19 — with varying degrees of success.
How Iraq’s relationship with Iran shifted after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
5 min read
A short history of modern Iran-Iraq relations.
Trump thinks he’s King (he isn’t).
2 min read
Donald Trump can believe he can say and do whatever he wants, but he really cannot, B. Jay Cooper writes.