The Iran Crisis #16: Helena Cobban on Hormuz and 5,000 Years of Strategic Power
In this special presentation for Just World Educational's Iran Crisis series, Helena Cobban, the president of Just World Ed, delivered a pre-recorded talk for the Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center...
28 Apr 27min
The Iran Crisis #15: Dr. Moeed Pirzada on Pakistan's role and fears of renewed conflict
On the evening of April 23, JWE president Helena Cobban sat down with Dr. Moeed Pirzada, a prominent Pakistani journalist based in Washington, D.C. and founder-editor of Global Village Space magazine...
24 Apr 29min
The Iran crisis #14: Trita Parsi on the prospects, dynamics, as ceasefire end approaches
On the day before the current two-week ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is due to end, the veteran scholar of Iranian and international affairs Trita Parsi sat down with JWE president Helena Cobban...
21 Apr 30min
The Iran Crisis #13: Mouin Rabbani on West Asia-wide and global implications of recent U.S. moves
In this April 17 conversation, JWE president Helena Cobban and the veteran Palestinian political analyst Mouin Rabbani discussed the implications, for West Asia and the world, of some of Pres. Trump's...
17 Apr 50min
The Iran Crisis #12: Rami Zurayk on Israel's ongoing assault against Lebanon
In this April 12 conversation, JWE president Helena Cobban discussed with Prof. Rami Zurayk the impact on Lebanon of the violence that Israel has unleashed against the country for many months now. (Is...
12 Apr 51min
The Iran Crisis #11: Indi Samarajiva and Helena discuss the short-term & longterm impact of the week's tumultuous events
In a week that started with Pres. Trump's outrageous genocidal threats against Iran, then saw him apparently agree to a ceasefire while Israel unleashed a torrent of violence against Lebanon... JWE pr...
9 Apr 50min
The Iran Crisis #10: Amb. Chas Freeman on the China-Pakistan peace intiative
In this April 1 conversation with JWE president Helena Cobban, Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr., discussed the impact and relevance of the 5-point peace initiative for the Iran conflict that China and Pakist...
1 Apr 40min
The Iran Crisis #9: Vijay Prashad on linkages of Iran war with Gaza, Lebanon, and globally
In this March 24 convo with Helena Cobban, Vijay Prashad, the director Tricontinental, drew on his extensive experience of the affairs of the Global South to assess the extent and roots of Iran's achi...
24 Mar 54min
