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2019, Jerusalem Post
This article explores the bloody diplomacy conducted by agents of the Islamic Regime of Iran against Kurdish leader Ghassemlou and his colleagues at a meeting in the capital of Austria on July 13, 1989. I discuss why this unresolved case is significant to the current climate of tension between the United States and Iran.
The American Historical Review
The Eagle and the Lion: The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations1990 •
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies
The U.S. Policy toward Iran and the Role of the South Caucasus2012 •
Aspenia Online
The US waiting strategy towards Tehran and the war of accusation Aspenia Online20190713 51953 1o6pd5o2019 •
The Zambakari Advisory Special Issue
Winter Special Issue: The Kurdish Crisis in the Middle East2020 •
In light of President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria’s border with Turkey, The Zambakari Advisory is pleased to publish a series of analyses on the crisis facing the Kurds in the Middle East by Louis Fisher, Visiting Scholar at the William and Mary Law School, former Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers with the Congressional Research Service, Specialist in Constitutional Law with the Law Library of Congress; Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University and President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Rajan Menon, the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor of International Relations at the Colin Powell School, City College of New York/City University of New York; Graham E. Fuller, former Senior CIA official and former Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council; and Jon Schwarz, a journalist for The Intercept and Senior Editor at First Look Media. The announcement on October 13, 2019, by Defense Secretary Mark Esper that the Trump Administration was going to bring home the 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria, set in motion a bipartisan firestorm in Washington and around the world. Liberals and conservatives analysts savaged President Trump’s decision for deserting the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) (composed largely of Kurds who fought alongside the United States in the war against the Islamic State (IS)). In the first article, constitutional scholar Louis Fisher, offers a broad socio-historical analysis of the presidential military actions that violate the U.S. Constitution, tracing the history of executive power from the Founding Fathers to current U.S. presidents. He notes that from President Truman forward, presidents have unilaterally engaged in military actions abroad, including Eisenhower’s covert operations in Iran and Guantanamo. Kennedy supported the invasion of Cuba and, in violation of statutory policy, Reagan became involved in the Iran-Contra affair. Trump bombed Syria after its use of nerve gas, and assisted Saudi Arabia with military operations in Yemen. These actions and initiatives -- under the U.S. Constitution -- require joint action by both elected branches. In the second article, Andrew Bacevich and Rajan Menon place President Trump’s announcement to bring home 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria in a larger regional and historical context, arguing that the barrage of attacks that followed Trump’s decision to reduce the U.S. military presence in Syria obscures the decades-long bankruptcy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment. In the third article, Graham Fuller argues that how successfully Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran handle the challenges of integrating large minorities will be a key litmus test for their own future democratic governance. But, it is safe to say that repression and violence will not solve the Kurdish problem; ultimately, they will only hasten and escalate Kurdish demands for maximum independence. Fuller situates his analysis within the larger geopolitical landscape of the region and its implications for the U.S. and the Greater Middle East. In the fourth article, Jon Schwarz argues that though the withdrawal of U.S. troops and corresponding criticism may feel morally egregious, this is not the first time the U.S. has betrayed the Kurds. With this new withdrawal, the U.S. has now betrayed the Kurds a minimum of eight times over the past 100 years. Jon explains how this dynamic has unfolded and played out, over and over since World War I. In the fifth and final article, intelligence veteran Fuller notes that President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria’s border with Turkey -- as part of an ongoing process of bringing a gradual end to Washington’s endless wars -- is justified. He concludes that this war no longer serves any real purpose except to destabilize Syria, perpetuate its brutal civil conflict and provide an excuse to keep U.S. troops on the ground, strengthening Iranian and Russian involvement in the struggle. These internationally respected authors make the case that to view developments in the Middle East simply as separate actions is to miss the striking relationship between events. According to Bacevich, a U.S. military historian and retired Army officer, U.S. military footprints in the Greater Middle East need to be historicized and placed within a larger archival context. This allows us, he says, to “appreciate not only how they relate to one another, but also the extent to which U.S. policy in what I call the Greater Middle East has produced an epic failure.” In summation, the authors we present in this series of analyses, agree that Congress’ failure to limit military interventions and the unconstitutional usurpation of legislative power have granted U.S. president vast constitutional authority as commander in chief and chief executive, as well as vast discretion to use lethal force in the national interest.
Our Place in the World: A Journal of Ecosocialism
The Road to Peace Reflections on the Occasion of the 41st Anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution20200225 80408 1ycnvrtOn January 3, 2020, the Trump administration assassinated Major General Ghasem Soleimani at Baghdad airport. The next week was filled with heightened tension as Ayatollah Khamenei ordered retaliation and Trump threatened to attack 52 sites in Iran if American interests came under attack. On January 8, Tehran attacked two American bases in Iraq which resulted in over a hundred U.S. personnel suffering brain injuries. Trump decided to deescalate and so did Tehran. Once again the danger of a U.S. war against Iran became an immediate reality. This essay considers the root causes of Washington hostility towards Iran and while it argues that a widest possible coalition must be built in the U.S. and around the world to stay the hands of Washington, end all sanctions against Iran, and demand the U.S. out of the Middle East, it argues root causes of war are in the myriad power relations of the anthropocentric industrial capitalist civilization. To achieve lasting peace, these power relations must be undone.
2022 •
article was written for an Australian Left-wing platform. Following extensive discussions about its publication and the editing of certain contents, initial approval was granted. However, it was subsequently removed on grounds of purported anti-Iranian revolutionary sentiments. I republish it almost unchanged.
This research project will analyze U.S. Foreign policy in Iran during the 1950s that would eventually cause the overthrow of Democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mosadeqh and installation of the Shah. As well as, the side effects of the United States’ actions had to the Iranian people. The research paper will also include the 1979 Iranian revolution in which the people of Iran overthrew the Shah, and in its place, they installed the Grand Ayatollah. So the paper will not only look examine U.S. sources during the cold war that pertain to this topic, but also commentaries by scholars who argue that the U.S.’s imperialistic policies helped contribute to the harsh regimes in Iran that would cause the U.S. to pay more attention to the Middle East than ever before. My central theme I want to explore is the harsh side-effects of U.S. capitalistic imperialism it has had in foreign countries after WWII. The reason for this research is because of the overall confusion the public has on the issue of Iran. In which, many news outlets, and other forms of media have portrayed Iran as an evil nation, without even explaining the history behind it’s recent actions and internal struggles. The purpose of this paper is to show, that it was America’s imperialistic policies that not only helped increase religious radicalization, but also show that the Iranian outrage toward the U.S. is not without justification. I write this research paper in hopes to not only further my own understanding of U.S. foreign relations in the Middle East, but also, to show that our actions affect the actions of other nations.
Чотирнадцяті Сіверянські соціально-психологічні читання: Матеріали Міжнародної наукової конференції (26 квітня 2024 року, м. Чернігів) / За наук. ред. О. Ю. Дроздова. Т.1. Психологія. Чернігів: НУЧК імені Т. Г. Шевченка, 2024. 234 с.
ЧОТИРНАДЦЯТІ СІВЕРЯНСЬКІ СОЦІАЛЬНО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ЧИТАННЯ Матеріали міжнародної наукової конференції 26 квітня 2024 року, м. Чернігів Том 1. Психологія2024 •
BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review
Marieke Bloembergen and Martijn Eickhoff, The Politics of Heritage in Indonesia: A Cultural History2021 •
Journal of Social Issues
Who is the Neoliberal- Exploring Neoliberal Beliefs across East and West.docx2024 •
Anales de Literatura Española. Monográfico ‘Actores y actrices a escena’, ed. Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos, 36, 2022, pp. 109-131. https://ale.ua.es/article/view/21375
Marcas de actor en manuscritos teatrales autógrafos de comedias del siglo xvii Actor's notes in autograph manuscripts of xviith century plays2022 •
Science for sustainable societies
Roadmap for Building Sustainable Strategy Options2018 •
British Journal of Surgery
Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection with coloplasty and coloanal anastomosis for mid and low rectal cancer2003 •
Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Farmaceuticas
Papel de las fuerzas hemodinámicas y los canales iónicos activados por estiramiento en la producción de óxido nítrico en corazón de rata2006 •
Journal of Chemical Physics
Mode specific excited state dynamics study of bis(phenylethynyl)benzene from ultrafast Raman loss spectroscopy2017 •
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
Nata de ceulerpa from sea grape fermentation (Caulerpa racemosa) by Acetobacter xylinum as a functional food rich in vitamin C2021 •
Prevalence and severity of periodontitis in a population with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis: a clinical cross-sectional study
Prevalence and severity of periodontitis in a population with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis: a clinical cross-sectional study2024 •
Tkaniny zabytkowe z okresu od XV do XVII wieku ze zbiorów krakowskich kościołów i klasztorów Tkaniny zabytkowe z okresu od XV do XVII wieku ze zbiorów krakowskich kościołów i klasztorów, red. Natalia Krupa, t.2: XVII wiek, Kraków
Tkaniny zabytkowe z okresu od XV do XVII wieku ze zbiorów krakowskich kościołów i klasztorów, red. Natalia Krupa, t.2: XVII wiek, Kraków 2021.2021 •