US-Israeli strikes in Iran
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Noomane Raboudi (English and French)
Assistant Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Raboudi is an islamologist and political scientist. He is an expert in conflicts and peace processes, authoritarianism, democracy and human rights, and political systems in the Middle East.
Thomas Juneau (English and French)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Juneau’s research focuses on politics and conflicts in the Middle East - particularly on Iran - U.S. foreign policy in the region and Canadian foreign and defence policy.
Jabeur Fathally (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section
Professor Fathally is an expert in legal and geopolitical aspects of Middle East conflict scenarios involving Iran.
Ferry De Kerckhove (English, French, Spanish, Russian)
Senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor de Kerckhove has extensive diplomatic experience in the Muslim world, including Iran and the Arab region, and a deep background in foreign policy and geopolitics.
Peter Jones (English and French)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Jones is an expert in international negotiation and conflict resolution, especially track-two diplomacy, and Middle East affairs and Iranian security policy.
Nadia Abu-Zahra (English and French)
Associate professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Abu-Zahra is an expert in migration and mobility (immigration, refugees, statelessness, identity documentation), Middle Eastern social policy (health, education, sustainable development), colonialism, international development, globalization, and social justice.
Costanza Musu (English and French)
Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Musu is an expert in Conflict Resolution and Security Studies, and Israeli Palestinian Conflict.
Ruby Dagher (English and French)
Assistant Professor, International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Dagher’s research interests are focused on post-conflict development, the Middle East, fragile states, post-conflict legitimacy, decentralization and state legitimacy, foreign aid policy and donor programming, and the role of civil society in non-Western cultures.
Saeid Mirzaei Yengejeh (English and Farsi)
Adjunct Professor, Common Law, Faculty of Law
While serving at the United Nations, Professor Mirzaei contributed to international negotiations on several legal topics and led several committees. He can comment on the role of the United Nations in major conflicts.
Emily Regan Wills (English only)
Associate Professor, Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Wills' areas of expertise are the United States and the Arab Middle East, as well as social movements, migrants and migration, refugees, community organizing, and NGOs.
Oil Prices Surge After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran
Jean-Thomas Bernard (English and French)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Bernard specializes in the economic aspects of energy use and the analysis of energy markets including oil. He can provide expert commentary on the current surge in oil prices.
David Gray (English and French)
Full professor, Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Gray can provide valuable insights into the impact of rising oil prices on labor markets and their economic consequences.
“Launching this ‘war of choice’ places the World economy at risk and greatly undermines the delivery of the promises that Trump made regarding the economy.”
War in Iran: Historical context
Boussad Berrichi (English, French and Arabic)
Part-time Professor, School of Political Studies and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Professor Berrichi can speak to themes surrounding the Middle East and Southeast Asia, including:
History of the region from the First World War to the present day.
Contemporary issues.
Geopolitics and democracy
International issues and conflicts.
War, security, militarization, defense and propaganda.
Human rights and minorities.