Kishore Mahbubani, Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, discussed the history of China’s rise, and how the United States’ current behavior will influence the future actions of China. The Forum was moderated by Dean David Ellwood. https://youtu.be/bVkLqC3p0Og

Mehrdad Oskouei’s documentary brings empathy to a tough subject: women and girls convicted of murdering male family members. By Kristen Yoonsoo Kim - 5 August 2020 Mehrdad Oskouei’s latest documentary, “Sunless Shadows,” is a startling, raw confrontation with Iran’s patriarchy. A poignant follow-up to his 2016 “Starless Dreams,” about teenage girls in a Tehran juvenile detention center, the new movie focuses on a group of adolescent girls and older women imprisoned for murdering male relatives. (Both documentaries are part of…

This new realignment in Asia provides new opportunities not only for China and Iran, but also for Pakistan. By Abdul Basit – 6th August 2020 In early July, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced that Tehran is close to entering into a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Beijing. A few weeks later, Indian media reported that Tehran has "dropped New Delhi" from a key rail project along its border with Afghanistan after "it showed reluctance in investing fearing American…

Recent revelations that infamous mobster Uzair Baloch worked for Iranian intelligence expose ramifications of international and local power plays By Suddaf Chaudry - 2nd August 2020 Earlier this month, a special investigations team in Pakistan revealed that a much-feared Karachi gangster had confessed to spying for Iran. Uzair Baloch, the leader of the Peoples' Aman Committee (PAC) group, reportedly fessed up to spying for Iranian intelligence agencies in 2014. The Sindh province's Home Department released a report on 6 July…

He should be removed unless he relents. By Steven G. Calabresi Mr. Calabresi is a co-founder of the Federalist Society and a professor at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. July 30th 2020 I have voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, including voting for Donald Trump in 2016. I wrote op-eds and a law review article protesting what I believe was an unconstitutional investigation by Robert Mueller. I also wrote an op-ed opposing President Trump’s impeachment. But I…

By: FARAMARZ DAVAR - Monday, 27 July 2020 Forty years have passed since the death of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last king of Iran. Despite serious flaws in the domestic politics of the last Shah of Iran, his performance in foreign policy indicates a deep understanding of international diplomacy and Iran's ability to be a significant actor on the world stage. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi played an important role in the establishment of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries,…

Iran promises political response after several passengers were reportedly injured when Mahan Air plane quickly changed altitude Reuters - Thu 23 Jul 2020 Two US fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace, causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers, Iran’s official IRIB news agency reported. The agency initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two…

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