Why is the EU training Iranian scientists?
Prohibiting Iranians from studying science at EU institutions may not be part of the correct solution to the Iranian nuclear problem. But surely it is profoundly improvident to be funding such studies?
- 30 April 2012
An Iran with nuclear weapons would be an Iran unleashed
A nuclear Iran would be a potential catastrophe. We must bear that in mind when we debate how to deal with the brewing crisis
- 25 April 2012
The Strait of Hormuz is international waters, not an international bargaining chip
Any lack of resolve at the Strait of Hormuz will send a message to every ambitious state at every international choke point in the world that all they have to do is squeeze and they will get what they want, writes Christopher Pincher MP
- 1 March 2012
The politics of a strike on Iran
To say the Iranian issue is somewhat complex is an understatement of nuclear proportions. Indeed, the politics at play make the outlook overwhelmingly bleak
- 20 February 2012
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: lessons from an almost-forgotten tragedy
At a minimum, only crippling sanctions plus a serious threat of military force will have a chance of persuading Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions
- 16 January 2012
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