In April 12, JWE president Helena Cobban conducted a timely conversation with with Prof. Rami Zurayk on the impact on Lebanon of the violence that Israel has unleashed against the …
Amb. Chas Freeman on the China-Pakistan peace initiative
In an April 1 conversation with Helena Cobban, retired U.S. Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr argued that the peace initiative that China and Pakistan proposed on March 31 for the …
Vijay Prashad on the implications of Iran’s achievements in the war for the Khalij, West Asia, and the world
“There is no way, there is no scenario, no supercomputer can devise a scenario where Israel and the United States can win this war politically. It’s just– it is actually …
Helena Cobban on the paralysis of the UN and the responsibilities of U.S. citizens
“It’s important to note the paralysis of the United Nations” was a central warning in an online talk that JWE president Helena Cobban gave on March 20, in which she …
Make the Gulf/Khalij a Zone of Peace!
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot recently (e.g., here) about the need to make the whole of the Persian/Arabian Gulf (the “Khalij”) a Zone of Peace, often casting this …
Barbara Slavin on Trump’s “cosmic roll of the dice” in Iran
Pres. Trump “has essentially decided on a cosmic roll of the dice and gone up against Iran,” the long-time Iran expert Barbara Slavin told Just World Ed president Helena Cobban …
Chas Freeman on the possibly paradoxical outcome of the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran
“Ironically, the cork in the bottle on the nuclear project was the late Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, who was adamantly opposed to weapons of mass destruction on moral grounds. …
Ray McGovern on why he judges Trump very unlikely to attack Iran
In an online conversation released by Just World Ed today veteran peace activist (and former CIA specialist) Ray McGovern provided a lively explanation of why he judges Trump is far, …
Bill Quandt on Trump’s decisionmaking chaos on Iran, and the history, dynamics of the crisis
Just World Ed today released an in-depth conversation that examined the rapidly evolving Iran crisis that featured veteran policy analyst and former White House official Bill Quandt in dialogue with …
Elijah Magnier warns of risks of a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran in new JWE convo
In a wide‑ranging conversation that kicked off Just World Ed’s new series on the Iran conflict, veteran strategic analyst Elijah Magnier warned today that any U.S. attack on Iran would …