A Voice from The Shadows

Analysis and random thoughts on national security, human rights, international affairs, politics, current events, and whatever strikes the author's fancy while she is sipping on her tea.

A Voice from The Shadows

Analysis and random thoughts on national security, human rights, international affairs, politics, current events, and whatever strikes the author's fancy while she is sipping on her tea.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Iran vs. KSA: More than Just Optics

The debate about whether or not KSA's women's rights record clean up is merely cosmetic virtue signaling or not, to me, is easily r...

Friday, January 26, 2018

Saudi Arabia and the Holocaust

On the subject of Saudi Arabia: I have NOT been a big fan of the vast human rights violations that took place inside the country, nor their...

Thursday, January 11, 2018

On Shitholes and Shitty Little Countries

To Trump supporters, who are defending Trump's comments about "shithole" countries and the immigrants who come from them: ...

Monday, January 1, 2018

Obama Stands with Ayatollahs

Trita Parsi & co. don't have much time left and don't have much to say; and neither does the regime, except mildly blaming it o...

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Satellite coverage of Iran protests

I'm glad that President Trump is ordering the army to use satellite to cover the protests in Iran. Everyone should be aware of the peopl...

Happy New Year! - a reflection on 2017

I never make New Year's Resolutions, and this year won't be an exception. But I would like to take a moment to reflect on 2017, a...

Iranian protests and Obama

The ayatollahs bringing Iran to ruin are the enemies of the Iranian people just as much as they are our enemies. And the Iranians demonstrat...

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About Me

Irina Tsukerman: Mapkana, Inc. Executive Director Irina Tsukerman received her B.A. in International/Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, and J.D. with a focus on National Security from Fordham University School of Law in 2009, where she helped found, and later ran the local chapter of the National Security and Law Society. She specializes in human rights and security issues. From 2014-2015, she served as American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division’s National and Homeland Security Committee Vice Chair. She also published an essay on cybersecurity with the EastWest Institute and a paper on Russia's intelligence influence on Iranian propaganda with the George Mason University, which she presented at the Conference on Character Assassination and Reputational Politics. Irina is a native Russian speaker and is fluent in Spanish, and her other passions include peace-building, public diplomacy, and international law.

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