On February 28, the US and Israel launched a war against Iran following weeks of US military build-up in the region and threats from US President Donald Trump. He began his career as a specialist in US and British foreign policy, but his research interests now also cover current international affairs – especially North Africa, the Middle East, and Iran – New Media, and Intelligence Services. Previously, he worked as senior Gulf analyst at the Gulf Center for Strategic Studies and as co-director of the Kuwait Program on Development, Governance and Globalization in the Gulf States at the London School of Economics.
Author: Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin, Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University, Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Jessica Genauer, Academic Director, Public Policy Institute, UNSW Sydney, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
Published at: 2026-04-05 20:27:41
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