Ben Rich, Curtin University This week’s strikes on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia represent the latest in a pattern of actions by the Islamic Republic of Iran to escalate tensions
WeiterlesenScott Lucas, University of Birmingham and Umer Karim, University of Birmingham At times, the press conference in the White House was surreal. While Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, looked on, Donald Trump said he could
WeiterlesenTony Walker, La Trobe University In a world run ragged by multiple crises and an unravelling of American global leadership, military confrontation in the Gulf poses risks that extend well beyond the region itself. One
WeiterlesenRockford Weitz, Tufts University Tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries are flaring again in the Strait of Hormuz. There are competing explanations for what’s going on in the narrow seaway through which
WeiterlesenGuillaume Mouralis, Humboldt University of Berlin “Today is my second happiest day in government.” With these words, Donald Trump’s national security advisor, John R. Bolton, hailed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to
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