Rajan Menon

professor emeritus of International Relations

Rajan Menon is a Spitzer Professor Emeritus of International Relations, Powell School, City College of New York, and Senior Research Scholar, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University.


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Rajan Menon

5mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Putin is looking to play Trump for a fool — again — at the Alaska summit

Trump seems bent on trying to shape the outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine to Putin’s advantage. Call this summit what you will, but it’s not “mediation.”

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran. What happens next?

Many observers foresee a war that expands beyond Gaza, among other serious and lasting repercussions.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Don’t expect Ukraine to get any closer to NATO membership at this week’s summit

NATO membership is something President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his country want, but there’s no chance NATO will solidify Ukraine’s prospects for membership this week.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

The U.S. has to respond to the attack in Jordan. But it shouldn’t attack Iran.

The U.S. military’s presence in the region is commonly viewed as a strength. But it gives Iran a long menu of targets to strike.