“The strongest military in the Middle East and the strongest military in the world fought together, shoulder by shoulder, side by side against a nation that was under 47 years …
Yingnan (“Chris”) Yi on China’s role after the Xi-Trump summit
“China is the only major power that still has a functional, candid channel to Tehran, to Gulf Arabs, and Washington, at the same time.” “We cannot have a sustainable resolution …
New PalCast Episode: Being a Father is My Most Important Role
PalCast released a new episode featuring Hussam Tannera, an English language teacher, translator, and father speaking from Gaza City. Hosted by Yousuf in Sakarya, Turkey, and Tony in Dublin, Ireland, …
Mahdi Mohebirad on International Law, Sanctions, and Citizen Activism
“International law is fundamentally a tool. And we must calibrate our expectations to the actual capacity of this tool.” This was one of the key judgments expressed by Mahdi Mohebirad, …
New PalCast Episode: The First Draft of History
PalCast released a powerful new episode titled “The First Draft of History,” featuring writer, journalist and historian of displacement Malak Hijazi. Joining the podcast from Gaza City, she reflected on …
John Ross on the global impact of the U.S. war on Iran, and China’s perspective
“If Iran is left after the war in control of the Straits of Hormuz, this is a tremendous strategic defeat for the United States.” This was one of many crucial …
Prof. Maryam Jamshidi unpacks the international-law status of the Hormuz Strait– and much more
“The key to Iran’s leverage right now … is the Strait of Hormuz.” “If the future of international law is that it comes completely unraveled, we are going to be …
Ray McGovern on Araghchi in Russia, U.S. & Israeli naval piracy, and more
The former CIA official, now longtime antiwar activist and thinker, Ray McGovern noted Friday that Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has warned Pres. Trump in the strongest possible terms against launching …
Richard Falk on his fateful meeting with Khomeini, the ‘delusion’ of international law, and more
“The idea that the Nuremberg Principles or the [UN] Charter, as generally perceived, were intended to nullify the discretion of the geopolitical actors is a delusion that goes back to …
Helena Cobban on Hormuz’s 5,000-year role at the hinge of history
5,000 years ago, the Strait of Hormuz was a key connecting point between the seminal ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq.) That was a key insight …