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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.

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Tony, Thank you for this. S.

On EA on Ireland’s RTE: How Do You Prepare for a 2nd Trump Presidency?

Mockingbird, Quite a personal attack. Let's see some evidence to back it up. S.

On Iran Daily: Authorities Arrest Brother of Women’s Rights Activist Alinejad

Robert, I'm struggling to find a fact in your long comment. Can you help me out? Thanks! S.

On EA on International TV and Radio: The Indictment — Trump v. the US Legal System

Robert, I'm pretty sure you're using "consummate projection" here with no clue what it means. But thank you for dropping…

On EA on Times Radio: Fighter Jets for Ukraine Will Make War “Very Difficult” for Putin

Anonymous, I agree with both of your points. S.

On EA on BBC: A Deal to Renew Nuclear Inspections in Iran (Maybe)

Robert, Thank you for such a thoughtful and analytic comment. S.

On Ukraine War, Day 372: How Russia Lost 130+ Armored Vehicles in the Battle for Vuhledar

Alice, Thank you for this. S.

On UPDATES: 51,000+ Killed in Syria and Turkey by 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake

I'll start a new Iran entry tomorrow and comments should be open on that.

On Ukraine War, Day 355: How Iran is Supplying Its Most Advanced Drones to Russia

On UPDATES: Iran Protests —- Tehran’s Currency is Sinking

Not sure what is happening --- but, no, no blackout....

On Ukraine War, Day 355: How Iran is Supplying Its Most Advanced Drones to Russia

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