Samuel O’Dell is an analyst at the Atlas Institute of International Affairs. He holds a BA Communication and Media degree from the University of Leeds and an MLitt Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies degree from the University of St. Andrews. Samuel is also an analyst on the Security and Terrorism Desk at the Geopol Report.
Behind Closed Doors: The Education of Girls and Women Under Contemporary Taliban Rule
How the Taliban’s education policy reinforces structural gender apartheid and the failing international response The Taliban emerged as a dominant faction during the Second Afghan Civil War. Comprised primarily of Pashtun…
Hydrocarbon Colonialism of Donald Trump’s America
Trump’s second-term foreign policy appears increasingly defined by “hydrocarbon colonialism”: using military and coercive pressure to control states with nationalised energy sectors. Venezuela and Iran illustrate this pattern, where regime…
The Future of Iran’s Nuclear Policy
In light of heightened Israeli military aggression and President Elect Donald Trump’s previous stance on Iran, how should the nuclear programme policy adapt, if at all? Examined are three options…