It is in democracy that modern forms of political authority find their most powerful source of legitimacy. Even dictatorships know this. But instead of embarking on a process of genuine democratization, dictatorial regimes engage... more ››
Iranians go to the polls on June 12 in what is shaping up to be the most contentious ballot in the thirty years since the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and the establishment of the world’s first modern theocracy. The... more ››
June 9, 2009 Nightlife in Tehran Jason Rezaian, International Herald Tribune
TEHRAN — While the past few nights of pre-election demonstrations may represent the biggest public display of political expression in the history of the Islamic Republic, deciphering what that actually means for Friday’s... more ››
On June 12, Iranian voters will choose among four leading candidates for president, but their real choice is singular: whether to continue on the course plotted by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This ought to be a no-brainer: Ahmadinejad... more ››
The first implication of Iran becoming a nuclear state will be to drive home the extreme helplessness of the international community in the face of a determined nuclear proliferator. This scenario will mark the failure to... more ››
