This article looks at the seemingly trivial dispute over the term “Persian Gulf”. It is no small mater on either the Iranian or the Arab
Author: jtdevine2014
I am an Associate Professor at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick where I teach international politics. My research focuses on the politics of the Middle East the domestic politics and foreign policy of Iran in particular.
Why the Syrian cease-fire probably won’t work -Washington Post
“Syrian opposition groups cautiously welcomed the deal reached by world powers at a meeting in Munich on Thursday but said they were concerned that it
Italian student’s death puts Egyptian abuses back on agenda -BBC
“The recent death in Cairo of Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni has triggered fresh concerns about Egypt’s human rights situation, five years after mass protests
Women Photographers and The Iranian Revolution -Various
Below are links to two articles about women photographers who captured the Iranian Revolution in pictures. Their stories and the their work are fascinating. The
Trudeau’s Middle East Policy Takes Shape -Various
It took a while, but Justin Trudeau is putting his mark on Canada’s policies in the Middle East. Last week, the Trudeau government announced that
Pre-Westphalian IR -Medievalists.net
Here are two blog entries focusing on international politics in pre-Westphalian Europe. The first provides a realist balance-of-power analysis of of the city states and
IR Theory & Practice 