Iran Democracy Monitor No. 220
Iran's regime continues to struggle with Covid...;
...and backtracks on Western vaccine ban;
Iranian-Saudi reconciliation inches forward...or does it?;
A warning over Iran's nuclear progress
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Iran’s Water Crisis Could Be A Political Earthquake
The Iranians are thirsty. In the past few weeks, thousands have taken to the streets in cities and towns throughout the Islamic Republic to protest the country's deepening hydrological crisis — and the Iranian regime's chronic mishandling of it.
America’s Iran Policy Pendulum
For the second time in a half-decade, U.S. policy toward Iran is undergoing a profound redefinition, as the Biden administration abandons the "maximum pressure" of the Trump era in favor of a broad effort to reengage the Islamic Republic.
Global Islamism Monitor No. 92
Another step forward for Saudi reforms;
The Taliban maps out its agenda...;
...Afghan forces brace for the inevitable;
The brotherhood in Cairo's crosshairs;
America urges Europe to act on foreign fighters
Turkey’s Ties To Jihadist Groups Run Deep
President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met last month on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Berlin. The meeting was short on tangible results but long on symbolism, with Erdogan proclaiming that “there is no problem that cannot be resolved in Turkey-U.S. relations.”