On Iran’s Ambitions, Gulf States and the US Keep Passing the Buck
Much of the Middle East is facing a crisis of indecision on Iran. Despite extensive reporting on Iran’s expansionist ambitions,...
Faced with Europe’s Increasing Swing to the Right, EU President Ursula von der Leyen Takes Confrontational Tone
(NEW YORK)––As Italy’s recent election of a far-right leader revives memories of a not-so-distant authoritarian age, European leaders last month...
Perspective | The Everyday Oppression of Iran’s Hijab Rule
From when I was a baby to around my early teen years my grandparents from Iran would visit my family...
Beijing – The Next Target of US Sanctions?
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has animated the use of economic sanctions in an unprecedented way. Strenuous US-China relations, exacerbated...
The Paradox of Post-Colonialism in Hong Kong
On September 16, I found myself entranced by a scene that had unfolded outside the British Consulate in Admiralty, the...
The Grim Status Quo: A Deep Dive into the Pervasive Racism Exposed by the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
The war in Ukraine, when viewed side by side with recent wars around the world from Yemen to Syria to...
A Brief History of the US Labor Movement
The first national federation of unions, the National Labor Union, was created in 1872 after workers demanded for an eight-hour...
A Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis?
On Aug. 4, 2022, the day following the official state visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, the...
Faculty Insights Podcast: The Global Effects of the War in Ukraine
JPI's Roya Lotfi sat down with Dr. Damien Leader, former Foreign Service Officer for the United States Department of State...
NATO Expansion is Still an Option
Image Credit: The Global Times After weeks of fighting in Ukraine, reports surfaced in the beginning of April that Finland...