By Mohammad Mazhari

World moving towards ‘apolar’ order: professor

TEHRAN - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a London-based professor, says that the world order is changing and moving “towards an apolar order”.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Ukraine war signals rise of multi-polar world: professor

TEHRAN – A professor of international human rights at the University Of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the Ukraine war solidifies the rise of a multi-polar world.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Americans have increasingly become disenchanted with both established political parties: writer

TEHRAN – An American writer says that the American people are disappointed with both established parties, the Republicans and Democrats.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Democrats are likely to lose the House in the fall elections: professor

TEHRAN - An American professor believes that Democrats may lose the November congressional elections based on “all available data”.

By Mohammad Mazhari

99% of Yemenis support Palestine cause: political analyst

“Apartheid was practiced in South Africa and the whole world fought against it. Why is it tolerated in Palestine?” 

TEHRAN – A Yemeni political analyst and activist says that a vast majority of Yemeni people support the Palestinian cause and their rights to liberate their lands.

By Mohammad Mazhari

ISIS wants to delegitimize Taliban via explosions: Singaporean researcher

TEHRAN- A Singaporean researcher says that the recent deadly explosions in Afghanistan were plotted by ISIS to undermine the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan. 

By Mohammad Mazhari

Biden will be in hot water if this situation persists in 2024: political scientist

TEHRAN - A professor at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs says that Joe Biden and Democrats may find it hard to defeat Trump if they fail to tame the inflation rate and reduce unemployment.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Ukraine war breaks U.S. global geopolitical dominance: Italian expert

TEHRAN – The director of the online newspaper L'antidiplomatico says that the Ukraine war will change the geopolitical order of the world.

By Mohammad Mazhari

New Pakistan government consists of seasoned politicians: expert

TEHRAN – A Pakistani political analyst is of the opinion that the new government in Islamabad consists of experienced political figures and that Pakistan is not in an unstable situation.

By Mohammad Mazhari 

Ukraine war is a Russia-US confrontation where Ukraine has only become a casualty: researcher

TEHRAN – A Pakistani researcher believes that the Ukraine war in its essence is a conflict between Washington and Moscow while Ukrainians have fallen victim to this confrontation.

By Mohammad Mazhari

US-Pakistan ties won’t come at cost of strategic engagement with China: expert

TEHRAN - Director of China Pakistan Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad says that Pakistan will not sacrifice its good ties with China for other powers.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Youth and middle class still support Imran Khan: researcher

TEHRAN - A research associate at the India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) says that the recent gathering by PTI in Karachi and Lahore reflected the youth and middle class still support Imran Khan.

By Zahra Samimi

We are already in the beginning stages of an Intifada: analyst

“The Palestinian national movement has to be revived and led by the younger generations”

TEHRAN – A British political analyst, Robert Inlakesh, believes that the recent developments in Palestine are signs of a new Intifada.

By Zahra Samimi

U.S. was said to be annoyed with Khan’s ‘independent foreign policy’:  professor

“It is a fact that the U.S. administration was not happy with Pakistan under Imran Khan’s leadership.”

TEHRAN – Syed Qandil Abbas, assistant professor at School of Politics and International Relations in Quaid-i-Azam University, says that Washington is said to be unhappy with Imran Khan’s policies, especially his visit to Moscow.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Many Americans believe bearing arms is necessary to retain democratic rights: professor

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, says many American citizens are of the opinion that carrying guns is necessary for self-defense and protecting democratic rights.

By Mohammad Mazhari

American society suffused with anger and violence: analyst

TEHRAN - American political analyst Martin Love is of the opinion that the recent shooting in the New York subway station mirrors anger and violence entrenched in American society.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Imran Khan’s ouster represents tenuousness of Pakistan’s democratic institutions: researcher

TEHRAN – A research associate at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) in New Delhi says that Imran Khan’s ousting showed the weakness of democratic institutions in face of military-backed figures.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Highly unlikely that Pakistan would go back to U.S. camp: professor

TEHRAN - A leading Indian academic says that Washington is happy over the development in Pakistan, however, it looks highly unlikely that Islamabad would go back to the U.S. camp.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Biden’s policy in Yemen is ‘disappointing’: professor

TEHRAN - A professor of political science from the University of South Alabama says that the U.S. administration’s performance in Yemen is disappointing despite President Joe Biden’s pledges to put more pressure on the Saudi Kingdom which has been pounding Yemen since March 2015.

By Zahra Samimi

Russia has no military, strategic reason to launch bio-chemical attack on Ukraine: analyst

“The Bucha incident must be investigated by an independent and multilateral group of experts”

TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says that Moscow has no military or strategic interest in targeting Kyiv with chemical or biological weapons.

By Zahra Samimi

Asymmetrical guerrilla war against S. Arabia have been successful: ex-Senate candidate

TEHRAN - A former U.S. Senate candidate says that asymmetrical warfare waged by a movement that persists in defending its country showed the competence of its architects.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Hollywood has painted itself into a hypocritical corner: researcher

TEHRAN – A cinema researcher, who explores racism, class politics, internationalism in world literature, architecture, music, and global cinema, says that Hollywood with its violent history is suffering hypocrisy.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Lebanon needs a political solution before economic initiative: professor

‘There are internal and external reasons for problems in Lebanon’

TEHRAN- A professor of political science at the Lebanese University believes that the solutions to the economic problems in Lebanon must be political in the first place before any economic decision.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Saudi Arabia, UAE view Biden admin as unreliable partner: professor

“The Arab states do not want to jeopardize their increasing closeness with Russia”

TEHRAN - A professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar says that leaderships in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates look at the Biden administration as an unreliable partner who is not worthy to jeopardize the ties with Russia.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Risks of nuclear war are growing, but still remain low: political scientist

 ‘One key distinction in the analogy between Ukraine and the Cuban Missile Crisis is the ability to deescalate’

TEHRAN – A senior researcher in nuclear arms control at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich says that the risk of nuclear conflict is increasing despite its low possibility as the Ukraine war has quickly become a conflict involving NATO.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Ukraine war is the ‘post-post-Cold War’ world: professor

TEHRAN - A scholar of international relations and global governance believes that the world has entered the “post-post-Cold War” phase after the Ukraine war.

By Mohammad Mazhari

JCPOA can help Iran diversify economic ties: American expert

TEHRAN – Barbara Slavin, director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, believes that Tehran can diversify its economic ties by reviving the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Successive U.S. administrations have used Ukrainian membership in NATO as leverage: professor

TEHRAN - An associate professor at UMass Boston believes that the U.S. administration won’t reject the option of a Ukrainian membership in NATO as a leverage against Russia.