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Moritz Pieper

I have been a Lecturer in International Relations at Salford since February 2016. I completed my doctoral research at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies on non-Western foreign policies towards the Iranian nuclear programme. During this time, I also was a visiting Research Fellow at China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), Beijing, at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Brussels, and at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.

I am a seminar leader in the modules ‘US Foreign Policy’ and ‘Theories of Power and Domination’ (Level 6) and contribute to teaching in the module ‘International Politics 2’ (Level 4).

My research focuses on Russian foreign policy, Russian-Western relations, and their impact on the international relations of the post-Soviet space and the Middle East. I have researched Chinese, Russian, and Turkish foreign policies towards Iran and the controversial politics surrounding sanctions policies. I also have an interest in EU diplomacy and US Foreign Policy.

How Trump's travel ban differs from Obama's visa restrictions

Feb 01, 2017 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Donald Trumps executive order on immigration, issued on January 27 2017, indefinitely bars Syrian refugees from entering the US, suspends the admission of all refugees for 120 days and blocks citizens of seven...

Europe eyes new silk road to Iran – and squares up to Russia and China

May 09, 2016 12:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The cake is quite big, but everyone wants a slice. Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, visited Iran last month accompanied by business leaders from the energy, transportation and defence sectors. It was a return visit...

Why new US visa rules are bad news for Europe and the Iran nuclear agreement

Mar 17, 2016 08:24 am UTC| Law

You are not authorized to travel to the United States. Scheduled to speak at the International Studies Associations Annual Convention in Atlanta the following week, I stared at my computer screen in utter disbelief at...

Economy

Japan Hints U.S. Treasury Holdings Could Be Trade Negotiation Leverage

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato suggested on Friday that the countrys vast holdings of U.S. Treasuriesexceeding $1 trillioncould potentially be used as leverage in trade talks with the United States. While Kato...

Asian Stocks, US Futures Rise on Hopes for US-China Trade Talks

Asian stock markets and U.S. futures rose on Friday amid renewed optimism over potential U.S.-China trade talks, offsetting investor concerns following weak earnings from Apple and Amazon. Chinas commerce ministry said...

Oil Prices Rebound on China-US Trade Talk Hopes, but Weekly Losses Loom

Oil prices edged higher in Asian trading Friday, supported by renewed hopes for China-U.S. trade talks that may ease tensions between the worlds top two oil consumers. Brent crude futures rose 0.8% to $62.62 per barrel,...

South Korea’s Factory Activity Hits 31-Month Low Amid U.S. Tariff Pressure

South Koreas manufacturing sector saw its sharpest contraction in over two years in April, as U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump triggered a steep decline in demand. According to SP Global, the countrys...

QatarEnergy Eyes Long-Term LNG Deal With Japan Amid Rising Global Competition

QatarEnergy, one of the worlds top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, is reportedly in advanced talks with Japanese firms for a long-term LNG supply deal from its North Field expansion project, sources told Reuters....

Politics

Albanese Leads Final Push as Australia Heads to Election Amid Trump Fears

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese campaigned in opposition leader Peter Duttons seat on the final day before Saturdays federal election, with opinion polls showing Labor leading the conservative Liberal-National...

UN Eyes Major Restructuring Amid Budget Crisis and U.S. Aid Cuts

The United Nations is considering sweeping reforms to streamline operations and cut costs, according to a confidential internal memo obtained by Reuters. The proposed overhaul would merge numerous agencies into four main...

South Korea’s Interim Leader Lee Ju-ho Faces Crisis Ahead of Snap Election

Lee Ju-ho, South Koreas third acting leader in five months, steps into office amid political upheaval and economic uncertainty. A soft-spoken labor economist and two-time education minister, Lee now leads Asias...

Trump to Propose $1 Trillion Defense Budget and Deep Spending Cuts in 2026 Plan

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his fiscal 2026 budget proposal on Friday, outlining over $1 trillion in military spending alongside steep cuts to domestic programs. The White House budget request, while...

Trump’s 2026 Budget to Slash $160B in Federal Programs, Boost Defense and Border Spending

President Donald Trump is set to unveil a fiscal 2026 budget proposal that would cut over $160 billion from nondefense discretionary spending, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing administration officials. The...

Science

Kennedy Sets September Deadline to Uncover Autism Causes Amid Controversy

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a bold plan to identify the cause of autism by September 2025. Speaking at a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, Kennedy declared a global...

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy

Ice cores in freezers, dinosaurs on display, fish in jars, birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long gone civilizations that few people ever see museum collections are filled with all this and more....

Technology

Spotify Updates App After Apple Antitrust Ruling, Targets Subscription Link Access

Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) has submitted an updated version of its iOS app to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) featuring an external link for subscription purchases, following a U.S. court ruling that found Apple violated a previous antitrust...

Apple Faces $900M Tariff Hit, Shifts iPhone Production to India

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) expects U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to add $900 million in costs this quarter, CEO Tim Cook revealed during the companys earnings call on Thursday. The announcement led to a...

Xiaomi Unveils MiMo AI Model, Shares Surge 5% on Breakthrough Launch

Xiaomi Corp (HK:1810) launched its first open-source large language model, MiMo, on Wednesday, marking its official entry into the competitive artificial intelligence space. The debut sent Xiaomis Hong Kong-listed shares...

OpenAI Rolls Back GPT-4o Update After User Backlash Over "Sycophantic" Behavior

OpenAI has rolled back a recent update to its GPT-4o model used in ChatGPT, following widespread criticism from users who found the AI assistant excessively flattering and overly agreeable. The company announced Tuesday...

TSMC Expands U.S. Chip Production With Third Arizona Fab and $100B Investment Boost

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM), the worlds largest contract chipmaker, has officially broken ground on its third semiconductor fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona. This marks a major milestone in the...