Iran

If There Was a Time to Support Reformists in Iran, It’s Now

Patricia Sohn • May 24 2018 • Articles

With Iran and Israel coming perilously close to the risk of war, now is the time to support reform in Iran.

Is Revolution Brewing in Iran?

Ramesh Sepehrrad • May 21 2018 • Articles

Women and young people have joined with many other oppressed sectors of Iranian society and created a clear path toward a real and popular revolution in Iran.

Why Trump’s Meeting with North Korea Matters: The Asia-Middle East Connection

Patricia Sohn • May 18 2018 • Articles

Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un may be strategic for U.S. foreign politics in the face of strengthening relations between North Korea and Iran.

From Styria to Syria: A Return of a Thirty Years’ War?

Davide Ragnolini • Apr 30 2018 • Articles

In IR debates, an epistemic challenge to the Westernist and the radical Orientalist orientations could come from a clear-eyed reassessment of our past wars.

Online Resources – The International Atomic Energy Agency

E-International Relations • Mar 17 2018 • Online resources

A brief introduction to the IAEA, with links and media to further explore.

The Reluctant Realist: Jimmy Carter and Iran

Robert W. Murray and Stephen McGlinchey • Feb 9 2018 • Articles

Carter’s approach toward Iran demonstrates that he became more concerned with perpetuating the strategy of containment than following through on his liberal tendencies.

Geopolitics of the Lebanese Crisis: Economic and Energy Perspectives

Vrushal T. Ghoble • Feb 7 2018 • Articles

Effective governance in Lebanon provided fewer opportunities for regional actors to intervene in the country keeping it aloof from the power struggle in the region.

A 21-year-old Reform Movement on the Brink of Success

Patricia Sohn • Jan 26 2018 • Articles

It is about time to support the democratic movement in Iran in any way that we feasibly can. In this effort, context and local knowledge matter greatly.

Why Did Protests in Iran Fail to Develop into an Uprising?

Luke Abbs • Jan 24 2018 • Articles

The disorganized nature meant that the recent protests emerged quickly, but had no clear common goals or leadership, which made continued action unsustainable.

Insider and Outsider: Israel’s Demons in the New Millennium

Stephen Chan • Nov 19 2017 • Articles

As Israel consolidated its place in the Middle East, few anymore questioned its right to exist – but many questioned its right to exist within its expansionist borders.

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