OPINION
SOCIETY / CULTURE
Revising the Controversy: The Rise and Fall of the Azerbaijan People’s Government
The Azerbaijan People’s Government was formed as a result of a decades-long peripheralization process.
ECONOMY
Clock Ticking Against Iran
Iran may not be able to withstand pressure much longer
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Iran’s Limited Clout in Yemen
Despite the Islamic Republic’s tangible support for the Houthis and considerable influence on various aspects of the Yemeni civil war, internal and external factors curb Iran’s role in Yemen’s crisis.
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Turkey and Iran’s Approach to the YPG: A New Overlap of Interests?
Turkey should not expect other parties to understand and support responses to its own security threats. If Turkey enters into the field in Syria by using its hard power, this may change the game in its favor.
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Is Trump’s Maximum Pressure Policy against Iran Working?
Trump’s maximum pressure policy is working but apparently not to the advantage of regional and global peace and stability.
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President Essebsi’s Death Will not Bring much Change in Iran-Tunisia Relations
Essebsi’s death will not change much in Tunisia’s foreign policy, at least in the next two months. This means that in the short run, Iran-Tunisia relations are likely to remain cordial, without necessarily becoming formal.
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Iran’s Look to the East
Giorgio CafieroShehab Al Makahleh
Iran’s policy of “Look to the East” to strengthen relations and counterbalance the West is a familiar phenomenon.
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Where Does US-Iran Brinkmanship Leave the Levant?
As tensions between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran remain high there is legitimate concern regarding the Levant’s security.
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Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Decision and Its Implications
Since the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, the Trump administration has indicated that they are not seeking regime change in Iran, rather a more appropriate nuclear deal.
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The Trump Administration Steps Back From its Own Brinkmanship
Iran’s air defence missile systems shooting down a high-tech US military drone south of the Gulf on Thursday, June 20 is the latest example of increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran over the past year.
