“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 …
The Iran Crisis: Seven Expert Conversations on War, Strategy, and Global Consequences
In late February 2026, Just World Educational launched a timely new series of expert conversations titled The Iran Crisis. The project forms Part 2 of the ongoing Gaza & the World initiative, which …
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. …
Khouri, Cobban, assess Iran’s resilience and its broadening effects
“The Iranians have been resisting Western hegemonic assaults for almost three quarters of a century, and they’re still doing it, and they’re the only country in the region that has …
Prof. Mearsheimer slams the Security Council’s adoption of Trump’s alleged “Peace Plan”
In the fifth episode of Just World Ed’s “Gaza & the World” podcast series, the University of Chicago’s Prof. John Mearsheimer slammed the UN Security Council’s adoption November 17 of …
Dr. Ghada Karmi on “Gaza & the World”
On November 11, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down (virtually) with the veteran British-Palestinian justice activist Dr. Ghada Karmi in the latest episode of our video podcast series “Gaza & …
Richard Falk talks Gaza Peoples Tribunal on our podcast
Just 48 hours after the veteran international law scholar and antiwar leader Richard Falk wrapped up the final proceedings of the Gaza Peoples Tribunal in Istanbul, Türkiye, he was Helena …
The UN and Gaza, In History and Today
On October 2, JWE president Helena Cobban held a fairly informal conversation with the veteran UN correspondent Ian Williams, who in the course of a 35-plus-year career covering the UN …
Israel’s Attack on Qatar: The Impact
On September 11, 2025, Just World Educational hosted a timely webinar: “Israel’s Attack on Qatar: The Impact.” The discussion, moderated by JWE President Helena Cobban, brought together a distinguished panel …