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Unlike its neighbours, Iran’s different ethnic groups live in relative peace and harmony. Given terrorism is often spurred by ethnic conflict, will Iranians be spared further terrorist attacks?
The deal will give a much-needed boost to Iran’s economy and lend important support to Rouhani’s government.
The Middle East could be witnessing a foreign policy misfire of epic proportions.
Qatar withdrawing its troops has reignited tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti which the UN and African Union are trying to mediate. This comes as Eritrea is also embroiled in the Yemen civil war.
Iraqi Kurds will vote Yes to independence in September – and it could lead to trouble.
The world’s response to two terrorist incidents in Iran was telling, and ominous.
Terrorist attacks in Iran are evidence that, in the Middle East, there are far too many moving parts for US President Donald Trump’s recent trip to have changed much on the ground.
The ongoing diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia has isolated Qatar from the rest of the Middle East while also undermining the anti-Iran alliance among the Gulf countries.
Qatar has used its wealth to adopt policies sometimes rivaling Saudi Arabia’s. Think, for example, of the popular Al-Jazeera. Now the Saudis seem determined to limit Qatari influence as much as possible.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have butted heads before, but this time seems different.
The visit has wider implications for the entire Middle East.
Tehran is fostering a start-up industry as a possible motor to solve Iran’s unemployment crisis.
We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
Without protection, Iran’s spectacular American- and Italian-designed mid-century structures will be reduced to dust, beams and concrete blocks.
Between an electorate hungry for change and a powerful hardline elite, Hassan Rouhani has his work cut out for him.
President is not the most important leadership role in Iran. The election is not completely democratic. That said, there’s a pretty competitive contest happening.
Handing over censorship to authors and writers themselves may actually make it harsher.
The election TV debates have shown the candidates to be out of touch.
Trump’s tough rhetoric is bad news for Iran’s moderates.
Top contributors
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Acting Director the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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President, University of La Verne
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Professor of History and International Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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PhD in Politics, Lancaster University
