Irina Tsukerman
Irina Tsukerman graduated with a JD from Fordham University School of Law in 2009 and received her BA in International/Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006. Her legal and advocacy work focuses on human rights and security issue, mostly in Muslim countries. She is also involved in diplomatic outreach and relationship-building among different communities.
The Alliance from Hell: How Despots Collude to Evade Sanctions
No sooner had President Trump announced new sanctions and tariffs levied against Turkey in response to the imprisonment of an American pastor, as Qatar had announced a $15 billion investment into its counterpart in...
Democracy, Human Rights, and the Limits of International Interventions
Is it time to reexamine the applications of traditional foreign policy paradigms in light of the complicated contemporary realities?
Several recent developments challenge the understanding of limits of international interventions in political or diplomatic context.
The...
![By George Chernilevsky [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/800px-Port_of_Odessa_UA_2017_G3-324x235.jpg "Why does Qatar Need Ukraine’s Sea Ports?")
Why does Qatar Need Ukraine’s Sea Ports?
In a recent move, that went largely unnoticed by the international media, Qatar signed a memorandum of cooperation with Ukraine's Sea Ports Authority. The agreement establishes cooperation between the two countries in a variety...
U.S. Should Not Abandon Its Allies in Yemen
The latest - and likely final - version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - features a provision, presented by the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, that would restrict U.S. aid to...
US Toughens Up on Iran, Yet Keeps Losing
Despite withdrawing from JCPOA, getting a number of major European companies to withdraw from Iranian markets, causing Iran's former partners in Asia to switch over to Saudi and other oil, and going after a...
Is France reemerging as an aspiring superpower?
On Monday, July 9, the French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Barley met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss opportunities for defense and security cooperation, including upgrading the intelligence sharing agreement...
Countering the Islamic Republic’s Divisive Tactics: Freedom For Iran Rally in Paris As An...
One of the penchants of the Islamic Republic has been its widespread success in exploiting divisions between various ethnic, social, and political groups inside Iran (as well as their activists outside the country) to...