The Iranian Revolution was a hard-fought battle for those in favour of the Islamist model of governance, inspiring similar movements that have had varying degrees of success across the region.
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Qatar’s decision to aid Turkey in the face of American sanctions against the country may finally be a snub too far for its close relationship with the US.
A Canada-Iran collaboration uses performance art, storytelling and new media to confront the troubles of global migration and borders.
American policymakers and lawmakers are floating unilateral sanctions against Russia, Iran and even Turkey in an effort to change behavior. But research shows sanctions only work in narrow circumstances.
There was a time when Iran and America were friends. Americans founded schools there, helped Iran handle financial crises and trained the country’s first generation of doctors. Could that happen again?
The ban has major implications for thousands of would-be immigrants from all of the affected countries, except perhaps Venezuela.
Iran has threatened to shut down this narrow seaway. Here’s why that could be a big deal.
Recent protests in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar are part of a long reform movement, not a new revolution.
Yemen’s civil war is a stew of local and foreign interests, from Washington, Saudi Arabia to Iran. And the latest battle may cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians, if not millions.
The Iranian government reacted to a nationwide truck drivers’ strike with unprecedented restraint, apparently fearful a crackdown might provoke a Trump intervention.
The recent parliamentary election in Iraqi may have been the most transformative of the post-Saddam era, a pollster from Baghdad and an American academic explain.
Australia’s recently announced review of its national fuel stockpiles is timely indeed. The country is almost totally reliant on oil being shipped through some of the world’s most contested regions.
The last thing the Middle East needs is another open conflict between two massive military powers. Fortunately, they both seem to agree.
Why this art form is rather more than just biff, bang pow.
The Iran nuclear deal will struggle to survive the damage done when Trump pulled the US out on May 8. So will US-Europe relations.
Just as Iran’s centre ground was collapsing under political pressure, Donald Trump offered the hardliners a gift.
President Donald Trump’s move to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal has been met with dismay by the Europeans. But could his high-stakes gambit actually work in getting a better deal?
A recent skirmish between Iran and Israel put the spotlight back on one of the most sensitive territories in the world.
Hugely divisive and controversial at home, Avigdor Lieberman is both an outspoken hawk and a political opportunist.
It largely depends on whether Europe will decide to ignore (and pay the price for) US sanctions.
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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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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Deputy Director (International) at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin 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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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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President, University of La Verne
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PhD in Politics, Lancaster University
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PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Portsmouth
