Iran Democracy Monitor No. 200
A slackening of ideological bonds;
Tehran eyes the South Caucasus...;
...as Beijing buckles a bit
A slackening of ideological bonds;
Tehran eyes the South Caucasus...;
...as Beijing buckles a bit
The PA drifts towards radicalism...;
...as Hamas cleans house (sort of)...;
...and bends the knee to Tehran;
al-Qaeda seeks to reclaim the high ground
After forty years of draconian religious rule, meaningful change may be possible in Iran.
[H]ow Washington responds to the incident will have profound implications, both for its continued credibility in the region and for the future of its relations with Iran.
Israel’s Syria campaign has demonstrated that, despite their best efforts, Iran and its proxies “have no deterrence whatsoever” against Israel. But this may not last.