The Real Donroe Doctrine: Foreign Interference during Election Years
The Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent backing of his regime by naming Vice President Delcy...
Iran
‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Gives A Simple But Heartwarming Insight Into Iranian Feminism
The motor-riding Sara Shahverdi is as down-to-earth as she is heroic in her unwavering attempt to improve the lives of...
The Left’s Blind Spot on Iran
Throughout January, thousands of protesters took to the streets after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their stores in protest...
Monday Memo | Sanctions, Foreign Support, Escalation Concerns
Africa “Kenya doctor strike: The public caught between the medics and the government” A month-long doctor’s strike severely impacts the...
Monday Memo | Humanitarian Crises, Military Disputes, Historic Decisions
Asia and the Pacific “South Korea Moves to Suspend Licenses of Thousands of Protesting Doctors” After weeks of protests opposing...
Perspective | Women Made of Fire Cannot Be Burnt
Since September 2022, I have been actively participating in New York-based protests in solidarity with the Iranian revolution’s fight against...
Privilege and Ignorance: Posie Parker’s Misguided Comparison of Trans Protests to Women’s Rights in Iran
I was recently assigned the task of compiling a comprehensive report on Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, and...
Gulf Peace: China’s Progress and U.S. Standstill
While US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was visiting the Middle East, delegations from Iran and Saudi Arabia secretly visited Beijing and...
Perspective | Being Ethnically Ambiguous in a Race-Fueled America
No one I’ve met has ever been able to guess my race correctly. Not that it’s a competition, or that...
Faculty Insights Podcast: Zan, Zendagi, Azadi – Women, Life, Freedom
JPI's Puja Thapa sat down with Dr. Yass Alizadeh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature at NYU, to...