Gavin E.L. Hall

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April 15, 2024

Why Iran’s failed attack on Israel may well turn out to be a strategic success

Gavin E.L. Hall, University of Strathclyde

Iran’s attack on Israel may have failed, but its timing was orchestrated to create maximum division.

A handout photograph shows Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhaev speaking on a mobile phone from the scene of the missile attack. EPA-EFE/Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev handout

September 14, 2023

Ukraine war: capture of key Black Sea outposts and strike on Crimea show Kyiv’s increasing confidence

Gavin E.L. Hall, University of Strathclyde

Two successful operations in and around Crimea demonstrate that, while Ukraine’s ground counteroffensive is moving slowly, Kyiv is expanding the scope of its ambition.

First reports: an image taken from a video purporting to be a damaged building in the Belgorod region, Russia, Monday, May 22, 2023. Associated Press/Alamy Stock Photo

May 23, 2023

Ukraine war: what we know so far about reports of battles being fought across the border in Russia

Gavin E.L. Hall, University of Strathclyde

Early reports suggest pro-Kyiv and anti-Putin partisans have launched significant attacks on Russian soil.

Key player: Nato secretary-general Jans Stoltenberg at Nato HQ in Brussels, February 2022. EPA-EFE/Stéphanie Lecocq

February 14, 2022

Ukraine: the history behind Russia’s claim that Nato promised not to expand to the east

Gavin E.L. Hall, University of Strathclyde

Russia insists that there was an agreement not to expand Nato eastwards after the end of the USSR. History begs to differ.

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