The Resilience of Authoritarianism in Iran After the 2009 Election
Examining how structural, societal and internal social factors maintain the legitimacy and durability of authoritarianism in Iran – quelling even the 2009 protests.
Saudi Arabia and the Regionalization of Yemen’s Conflict
Saudi Arabia’s military intervention in Yemen has led to the regionalization of Yemen’s war resulting in significant implications for the region as a whole.
Assessing the Relationship between Power and Morality in Nonviolent Action
Nonviolent action can simultaneously be pragmatic in its power to achieve the desired goal and principled by being rooted initially in morality.
A Gendered Critique of the Role of Spectacular Violence in Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s construction of masculinity has given meaning to the use of spectacular violence as a tool for the restoration of a damaged sense of masculinity.
The Legality of Russian Airstrikes in Syria and ‘Intervention by Invitation’
Examining the legality of Russia’s claim of ‘intervention by invitation’ & the validity of such a principle when a country fails to respect norms of international law.
Discrete Diplomacy: Oman and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Exploring Oman’s mediating role in facilitating the initial US-Iranian talks reveals how it can aid the US’s strategic goals in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
The Crime-Terror Nexus: Ideology’s Misleading Role in Islamist Terrorist Groups
The Salafist-Jihadist ideology in modern terrorist groups, such as ISIS and Al Qaeda, serves as a disguise for the criminal motivations of money, power, and status.
US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East in the 1950s
Eisenhower showed caution in his application of policy, displaying a level of understanding that only the greatest feeling of importance towards the region could explain.
Arms Control and Cooperative Security: A Regional Perspective
Cooperative security is a feasible concept in a regional and even a global context, but its success is in varying degrees of progress and is still in ambiguous standing.
A Reassessment of the Munich Agreement
The significance today of reassessing the 1938 Munich Agreement lies in the frequent uses of the terms Munich and Appeasemen” with regard to the Iranian nuclear program.
