There have been a number of articles written about the recent death of former Iranian president, Hashemi Rafsanjani, most of them pretty shallow. This one
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.
THE MIND OF DONALD TRUMP -The Atlantic
The Atlantic has published a long, detailed psychological analysis of Donald Trump. All psychological profiles have to be taken with a (very) big grain of
A Moral Guide to Serving in the Trump Administration -War on the Rocks
This article exams the dilemma facing many Americans involved in national security policy: boycott the Trump administration or remain engaged so policy making is not
The Donald Trump Scenarios -Aleph Insights
Since Donald Trump’s election there has been a great deal of uncertainty about what happens next. Most US presidents have either shared a similar understanding
More hope for Kurdish unity in Syria after release of KNC prisoners -ARANEWS.NET
The schisms within the Syrian Kurdish community have never been as deep as the PUK-KPD split in Iraq, however it has been a significant division.
Iran’s Guards using Trump victory to claw back power -Reuters
This article makes a common argument. Hardliners on one side of a rivalry are good thing for the hardliners on the other side -at least
IR Theory & Practice 