Farhad Rezaei has a Ph.D. in Defense and Strategic Studies. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Middle East politics, Iran’s defense and foreign policies, arms control, nuclear proliferation, nuclear intelligence, and terrorism. His latest book (co-authored) is Iran, Revolution and Proxy Wars, Palgrave Macmillan.
A wave of protests over the past few months has rocked Iran, with protesters calling for an end to the theocratic regime, the Islamic Republic.
The ongoing protests have unleashed a torrent of speculations about the regime’s future. Some observers …
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Over recent years Iran’s political-social environment has undergone a considerable transformation in the relationship between the nation and the ruling system. This is a new chapter in the life of the Islamic Republic. This process can perhaps best be described …
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Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump was hostile towards the Iranian regime. He withdrew the United States from the Iranian nuclear agreement and he embarked on a policy of “Maximum Pressure Campaign,” the most stringent sanctions regime ever imposed on a country in …
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Exporting the communist revolution was a defining mission of the Soviet Union. But in practice, this translated into redirecting massive amounts of resources away from the domestic sphere, where they were desperately needed, towards consolidating the USSR’s influence over other …
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