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, Your IMF link says nothing beyond the projected GDP rate so you have no idea on what this is…
On UPDATES: Nuclear Deal in Balance as Iran Shifts Attention from Russia to US
Varharan, Misleading comment --- the projection of Iranian economic growth in 2022 is based on the assumption of a renewed…
On UPDATES: Nuclear Deal in Balance as Iran Shifts Attention from Russia to US
Perhaps needless to say, there is absolutely no basis for this claim.
On Seven Professors Fired in Iran After Kurdish Folk Dance With Men and Women
Again, the important causal factor is the state of vaccination (or lack of it) even as initial findings are that…
On Twitter Suspends Rep. Greene Over Coronavirus Misinformation
Varharan, You casually ignore the key point: yes, hospitalizations are rising but by far less than the number of cases.…
On EA on talkRADIO: Tony Blair’s Knighthood, the Omicron Surge…and Dolly Parton
Significantly, as in other countries, the spike in Omicron infections has been matched by a similar rise in deaths. In…
On Twitter Suspends Rep. Greene Over Coronavirus Misinformation
Yes, Robert Malone has been suspended from Twitter after repeated violations of Terms of Service over misinformation/disinformation, notably over vaccines.…
On EA on BBC: Trump’s Booster Bluster; Biden and Coronavirus; The House Committee and the Capitol Attack
Varharan, Good news but too early to tell re Omicron --- there are only isolated cases so far. S.
On UPDATES: “Modest Progress” in Iran Nuclear Talks But Significant Gaps Remain
Putting this link in context with a section omitted by Varharan: "As we have written about many times before, this…
On UPDATE: Coronavirus — Biden Announces Additional Measures for Omicron
Ghorbani denied membership in the Kurdish Democratic Party: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/urgent-actions/iranian-kurdish-man-risk-execution
On UPDATE: Iran Executes Kurdish Prisoner Ghorbani Without Notifying Family