Moritz Pieper

Moritz Pieper is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Salford, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies. He has been a visiting Research Fellow at China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), Beijing, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Brussels, and at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.

New US sanctions bill on Russia threatens to further erode Minsk agreement

The diplomatic spat over new US Russia sanctions risks eroding a common US-EU position on Ukraine conflict.

By Moritz Pieper

/ 27 Jul 2017

The Iranian nuclear crisis and the dialectic of world order

Given the track record of failed attempts at diplomacy, it is questionable whether some tacit agreement can bring a long-term resolution to this new Cold War. There is no less at stake than a fundamental rethinking of the way we approach international relations.

By Moritz Pieper

/ 6 Jun 2013

No prospects for an Iranian spring?

With two weeks left before the presidential election, is there any hope for systemic change in Iran?

By Moritz Pieper

/ 29 May 2013

The infallibility of David? On anti-semitism and criticising Israeli foreign policy

Criticising Israeli foreign policy does not constitute anti-semitism. As simple as this statement appears, its reiteration becomes an urgent necessity when faced with renewed debates on anti-Semitism in Europe.

By Moritz Pieper

/ 18 Mar 2013