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I am a subscriber to\u00a0Peter Beinart\u2019s Notebook<\/a>. I find him a generous and engaging interviewer of his very well-informed and insightful guests. This morning, March 7th, I decided to listen to the interview that I feature in this post.<\/p>\n

As I listened to Asl\u0131 U\u0308. Ba\u0302li\u2019s initial remarks, I was immediately astounded by the clarity of her analysis and depth of her knowledge.<\/p>\n

To the point:<\/strong>\u00a0I urge you to watch and listen to this interview. I am no fan of the superlatives so common in this Trumpian age. That said, I assert that this interview is a \u201cmust-watch\u201d for anyone seeking to understand this extraordinary moment of geostrategic violence.<\/p>\n

Bio:<\/strong> Asl\u0131 U\u0308. Ba\u0302li is Professor of Law at Yale Law School. B\u00e2li\u2019s teaching and research interests include public international law \u2014 particularly human rights law and the law of the international security order \u2014 and comparative constitutional law, with a focus on the Middle East.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/vulnerableadvocate.substack.com\/p\/asl-u-bali-on-why-the-war-on-iran<\/a><\/p>\n

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