Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

Latest From Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell

MidEast|News|Political

America’s Iran policy is a failure − piecemeal deterrence and sanctions can go only so far

Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is partly the result of an unsuccessful, decade-long plan to ‘contain and deter’ the Iranian regime.

America’s Iran policy is a failure − piecemeal deterrence and sanctions can go only so far
Political

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

A scholar of political assassinations says the US just narrowly avoided plunging into wholesale violence and potential civil war when Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
Political

Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion

Israelis’ and Jewish people’s long-held feeling of persecution, dating back to biblical times, contributes to most Israelis’ desire to continue the war in Gaza.

Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion
Political

Israel-Hamas war may not restore Israelis' support for military reserves

Israel’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers was not just an act of self-defense, a scholar writes, but a political move as well.

Israel-Hamas war may not restore Israelis' support for military reserves

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