“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, …
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 …
Dr. Moeed Pirzada on Pakistan’s Role and Fears of Renewed Conflict
“We are expecting any new attack from both Israel and United States anytime within the next 24 hours.” This was the somber warning voiced on the evening of April 23 …
Trita Parsi on the prospects, dynamics, as end of U.S.-Iran ceasefire approaches
“The most likely scenario, and I would put it at 70%… is that there will essentially be a new non-negotiated status quo that ends the war… Trump ends the war, …
Mouin Rabbani on West Asia-wide and global implications of recent U.S. moves re Iran
“Future historians may well point to this war as the moment when US imperial decline became unmistakable and irreversible.” This was one of the most important assessments that veteran Palestinian …
Rami Zurayk on Israel’s ongoing assault against Lebanon
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 …
Indi Samarajiva discusses global impact of the Iran war turmoil with Helena Cobban
In an April 9 conversation with JWE president Helena Cobban, the Sri Lankan thinker Indi Samarajiva argued that “the subject of history is changing,” meaning that the U.S. and Trump …