Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
The topic is the Strait of Hormuz from maritime, economic, political and strategic perspectives. All are welcome. Zoom format. Moderated by Barbara Griffiths.
To request the Zoom link for the first time please email kathryn@witherlelibrary.net
A suggested reading list follows:
The Strait of Hormuz in 8 Charts, Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 22, 2026. No subscription required, click on link. Good visual backgrounder. https://www.csis.org/analysis/strait-hormuz-8-charts
Israel/US-Iran Conflict 2026: Reopening the Strait of Hormuz by Philip Roth, United Kingdom House of Commons Library, April 24, 2026. No subscription required, click on link. Long, but good background (there’s a summary) and UK point of view.
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10636/CBP-10636.pdf
Remarks by Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez of the International Maritime Organization at the UK-France Summit on Freedom of Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, April 17, 2026. One of the shortest, clearest UN statements ever and says it all on international freedom of navigation, in principle.
No subscription required, click on link.
Here’s How Trump Can Get Us out of the Mess in Iran, William J Burns, New York Times Opinion April 24, 2026. Former career diplomat and former Director of the CIA. Subscription required to access, available at the Library. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/opinion/international-world/iran-war-trump-deal.html