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Following Pezeshkian's victory, CMEG economist Mahdi Ghodsi explores replicating reformist-era economic growth, the challenges of international sanctions and domestic structures,…
Fawaz A. Gerges argues that now, more than ever, it is in the long-term interests of the US to uphold the rules-based international order, not only in words but in deeds.
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Almut Wieland-Karimi, member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Group on Peacebuilding, argues that the West should apprehend the global power shift towards countries in Asia…
Lukas Märtin argues that an EU terror listing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would be legally possible. The public debate within the EU of whether to take this…
Amin Naeni explores what a second term for Trump may mean for Iran.
There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the…
Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni argue that there is a stark disconnect between diplomatic gestures and tangible outcomes between Tehran and Riyadh. This stagnation raises…
Shahram Akbarzadeh, Amin Naeni, Ihsan Yilmaz and Galib Bashirov detail new research on digital authoritarianism and the role of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Iran.
The…
Shirin Hakim argues that water issues have the potential to mobilize a new wave of activism in the Republic.
Water has long shaped landscapes and civilizations. In the face of…
Amin Naeni and Ali Fathollah-Nejad explore the tensions inherent in Iran's relationships with Saudi Arabia and China.
The March 2023 agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia,…
Rebekka Rexhausen argues that the West must adhere to human rights-centered foreign policy to address authoritarianism in Syria.
When on May 7 the Arab League announced it would…