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, There are a series of factual errors and distortions in your reply --- for example, the Green Movement's criticism…
On Iran President-Elect Raisi Talks Tough About Nuclear Deal and Sanctions
No one has ever claimed that the shootdown was premeditated. I see you finally acknowledge the initial cover-up of "engine…
On US Government Blocks 36 Websites Linked to Iran’s Leadership
I see. So you prefer your speculation and spin to the work of Abrahamian, one of the most highly-regarded historians,…
On Iran President-Elect Raisi Talks Tough About Nuclear Deal and Sanctions
Happy to discuss any particular case you want to raise. But this post is about Nasrin Sotoudeh so no "whataboutism",…
On UN Experts: Free Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
Varharan, Some problematic assertions here: How many of the executed political prisoners were MEK members? How many of those who…
On Iran President-Elect Raisi Talks Tough About Nuclear Deal and Sanctions
Hmm... Notice all those blank spaces in the tables, including for Tehran (where turnout was about 25%)? Could that be…
On No One Won In Iran’s “Engineered” Presidential Election
LOL. Great story --- regime embarrassed by high number of protest/spoiled votes, makes up an explanation....
On UPDATE: Hardliner Raisi Wins Iran’s Managed Presidential Election
Only the most diehard of regime supporters would not have predicted the number of blanks in a managed Presidential election…
On UPDATE: Hardliner Raisi Wins Iran’s Managed Presidential Election
Yeah, right. The Guardian Council did not approve Rafsanjani because he was too old. The Supreme Leader is 82. The…
On Iran Nuclear Talks Resume — But Little Hope of Deal This Week
Varharan, Keep telling yourself that the current 1st Vice President, former Parliament Speaker, former President, and former head of State…
On 3 Candidates Drop Out on Eve of Iran Presidential Election