Analysis
FOREIGN POLICY
Iran-Iraq Crossroads Between Hashd and Tishreen
The connection between the Hashd al‑Sha’abi and the outbreak of the anti-government protests in 2019 known as the Tishreen (October) protest movement uprising is often overlooked due to the presupposed distinctions between both events.
SOCIETY / CULTURE
Iran’s Cultural Hegemony in Western Balkans
The main Iranian activities in Western Balkan were the opening of colleges, institutes of study, translation and publication of books and magazines.
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China’s Deepening Strategic Engagement in the Middle East
In terms of energy (both fossil-based and green), geopolitics, geoeconomics, trade, finance, health and digital security, and media and soft power, China’s influence in the region has been growing in the past two decades.
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Iran between the US and China
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (The JCPOA) should be understood in the geopolitical context of Obama’s Pivot to Asia. Obama’s Pivot to Asia was meant to contain China and reduce the American involvement in the MENA region.
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Exchange Rates in Iran: Past, Present and Future
Murat AslanNaseraddin Alizadeh
Iran’s economy has witnessed multi-tier and unstable exchange rate systems which echo different ideological priorities, necessities of profitability in semi-market conditions and rentseeking contributions.
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The Economic Consequences of the US Withdrawal from the Nuclear Deal
A number of incidents which took place following Iran’s Islamic Revolution rapidly escalated the relations between Iran and the Western countries, particularly the US.
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An Examination of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Electoral Discourse
This study examines the changes in the electoral discourse of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential elections of 2005, 2009 and 2017.
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Iran-Pakistan Relations: The Current State of Affairs
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Iranian Foreign Policy toward Latin America
Iran’s relationships with Latin America and the engagement style it has developed has created a lot of controversies, especially in the West.
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The IAEA’s Acute Challenges to Enforce the Nuclear Agreement on Iran
