AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

With intent

09 Dec 2021

The deadly shooting by a teenager at a high school in the small town of Oxford in the US mid-western state of Michigan is a test case for US law...

The migrant millstone around Cyprus’ neck

05 Dec 2021

Pope Francis made migrants the primary issue of last week’s missions to Cyprus and Greece, two countries, along with Italy, at the forefront of the European migration crisis. As all...

Humanity on the brink

02 Dec 2021

Children across the world are threatened with violence, famine, disease, and illiteracy due to economic decline, political upheaval, and warfare. Children’s exposure is particularly acute in Lebanon, where linked...

US re-joining JCPOA would be win-win for all

28 Nov 2021

Talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), resume today in Vienna but no one can predict what will happen since it...

Right-wing’s violent fringe

25 Nov 2021

When running for the US presidency Democrat Joe Biden vowed to heal the deep divisions which plague his country. He was elected and entered the White House with a moderate...

Migrants’ fate depends on Europeans’ mercy

21 Nov 2021

Iraq’s repatriation of citizens trapped on the Belarus-Poland border has saved them from exposure to the harsh winter of northern Europe but is certain to have deepened their misery as...

Bolstering bilateral relations

18 Nov 2021

The meeting in Damascus of UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has given a fresh boost to efforts by five Arab countries to reconcile...

Hapless Afghans paying the price for US mess

14 Nov 2021

The usual double standards operate when the West deals with migrants seeking to enter Europe and Afghan refugees flowing into Iran. European Union (EU) leaders have pledged solidarity with Poland...

Popular ignorance

11 Nov 2021

The US largely remains locked into itself, fractured by racism which fuels culture wars between educated and uneducated, fans covid infections, and generally allows Washington to do what it pleases...

Why China has a deep mistrust of America

08 Nov 2021

US President Joe Biden has pledged that if Washington returns to the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the US would only withdraw once again if Iran violates the terms of...

Michael Jansen

The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.