Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.
He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.
Varharan, Again, while some of your historical points have validity, you misrepresent Sadjadpour's analysis, the core of which is here:…
On UPDATE: Iran’s Latest Crackdown on Lawyers and Labor Activists
Varharan, None of those points address the New York Times analysis by Karim Sadjadpour, but thank you for the list.…
On UPDATE: Iran’s Latest Crackdown on Lawyers and Labor Activists
Mary, Before shouting "Remainiac", could you provide any statistics on trade balance and migration to back up your unsupported assertions?…
On Yes, Mr. Gove, The Experts Were Right About Brexit
Perhaps needless to say, there are factual errors in your reply, notably over the nuclear deal and over Syria.
On UPDATE: Iran’s Latest Crackdown on Lawyers and Labor Activists
You probably should have read Marandi's statement to CNN before typing your ignorance, both of what he said and of…
On UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?
Yeah, Marandi is revising history --- Iran set the condition for delisting early this year. That's why the talks stalled.…
On UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?
Again, if Iran for PR purposes wants to frame these as "concessions" --- they're not concessions but part of a…
On UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?
Varharan, I appreciate that you don't understand Marandi's actual role, not only during these negotiations, but for many years. I'm…
On UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?
Actually, I am privy to the talks --- and I have 20+ years experience of Marandi's tactics. And you distort…
On UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?
This is far different from the PR claim that the talks "shifted in Iran's favor" (which is a contradiction of…
On UPDATES: Is It All Over for Iran Nuclear Talks?