Trump’s Iran Tightrope: Strike Threats, Negotiations, and a Regime Crackdown
Iranians negotiate like they’re in the bazaar,” a Middle East scholar once wrote. “Westerners negotiate like they’re shopping at Macy’s.”
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Iran’s Crisis of Legitimacy Comes into View
Despite a lack of organization and vision for the future, the protests rocking Iran signal that the Islamic Republic is running out of time.
Global Islamism Monitor No. 137
Syria and the potential for instability
Algorithm-driven radicalization;
The morality police come to Chechnya;
Ra'am's murky furniture
Charting Iran’s Influence in Africa
Although Tehran’s activities in Africa tend to receive far less attention than its machinations in the Middle East, Europe, or Latin America, they form a critical pillar of the Islamic Republic’s global strategy.
Why the U.S. is losing the battle for hearts and minds
As rivals flood the world with propaganda, Washington is dismantling its best tools to respond.