In episode 10 of In The Zone, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Anton Khlopkov. In this interview, Anton talks about Russia’s view of developments in the Middle East, including the Iran Nuclear Deal and the WMD free zone, the perspectives for future joint Russian-US cooperation in the region, how he became interested in theContinue reading “In The Zone – Episode 10 – Anton Khlopkov”
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In The Zone – Episode 9 – Ding Tongbing
In episode 9 of In The Zone, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview Ding Tongbing. In this interview, Ding talks about China’s unique role and approach to the establishment of the WMD-free zone in the region and how this might be evolving in relation to the current developments.
On the violence in Israel and Palestine
Date: 13th May 2021 The latest violent conflict between Palestine and Israel further destabilises an already volatile region. The Middle East continues to face insecurity, instability and carnage from the manmade catastrophe in the Saudi-led war on Yemen, the on-going Syrian war, Iraq’s internal turmoil, and in faltering states such as Libya and Somalia. METOContinue reading “On the violence in Israel and Palestine”
METO University Network
METO is delighted to announce the launch of our University Network. METO UN is a network of Student Representatives from educational institutions all over the world who feel somehow connected to the importance of creating a WMD-free zone in the Middle East. Our students could be from the Zone, have family connections to it, orContinue reading “METO University Network”
In The Zone – Episode 8 – Emad Kiyaei
In episode 8 of In The Zone, Anahita Parsa and Paul Ingram interview our very own Emad Kiyaei. In this interview, Emad talks about the Iran Nuclear Deal, the JCPOA, what it is, what’s happening in Iranian politics, what the Europeans are doing, what the US should be doing and what the lessons for multilateralContinue reading “In The Zone – Episode 8 – Emad Kiyaei”
The JCPOA and the WMD-Free Zone
As the Iran nuclear deal (the JCPOA as it is often referred to) continued to hog the spotlight of all international reporting on the Middle East, the Middle East Treaty Organization, together with our partners, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), organised a rather unique webinar bringing together the voices from importantContinue reading “The JCPOA and the WMD-Free Zone”
In The Zone – Episode 7 – The JCPOA and the other parties
In this special episode of In The Zone we have taken some of the best bits from our recent webinar, organized in collaboration with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, featuring four representative perspectives on the Iranian nuclear deal and its relationship with the proposal to set up a WMD-Free Zone across the Middle East.
What role for the other parties to the JCPOA?
In recent months, the focus on the Iran Nuclear Deal (the JCPOA) has been on the United States (who unilaterally withdrew from the agreement under the Trump presidency) and on Iran (who subsequently started to stop compliance with some of the agreement’s terms).
CND conference – Working for Peace in the Middle East
METO is delighted to confirm our participation in the upcoming online CND conference titled Working for Peace in the Middle East on 22nd May, 2021. Directors Sharon Dolev and Emad Kiyaei will speak on the panel “Voices from the Middle East: can the region be nuclear-free?” from 1pm to 2:10pm.
USA, Iran and the Nuclear Deal: What Role for the Other Parties?
Invitation to a webinar Date: Tuesday, 6th April Time: 16:00 Beijing, 12:30 Tehran, 11:00 Jerusalem, Moscow 10:00 Berlin, Cairo, 9:00 London