Ronald Reagan, then president of America, and his Soviet counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 1987. By: Samira Pakmehr, Columnist On October 20, 2018, Donald Trump declared the United States’ intent to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia. Signed towards the end of the Cold War … Continue reading Abandoning the INF Treaty: Risking an Arms Race
Author: Samira Pakmehr
Oil and Politics: The Effect of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran on OPEC’s Future
By: Samira Pakmehr, Columnist Photo Credit: Getty Images The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) found itself under immense pressure last week to increase oil production as crude oil prices jumped to $80 per barrel. Donald Trump’s tweets and recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly session in New York demand an output boost … Continue reading Oil and Politics: The Effect of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran on OPEC’s Future