CISSM has conducted a detailed survey of the Iranian public’s attitudes toward the country’s nuclear program and the negotiations with the US. Below are some
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Iran has mixed feelings about cooperating with US against IS -Al Monitor
Interesting piece on Iran’s strategic calculations. From Tehran’s perspective, they cooperated with the US during regional crises in the past (Kuwait & Afghanistan), only to
Iran leader’s surgery: What the media coverage reveals -BBC
The analysis of Iranian factional politics has often been compared to old-school ‘Kremlinology” which focused on the ‘Who’s Who’ of the Soviet Union. Western analysts
What’s next for the Syrian regime’s non-state allies -Monkey Cage
Great use of theory to map out post-conflict potential relations between the Syrian government and its non-state allies -though we are a long way from
Congenial new Iraq leader wins allies, but no easy path to save nation -Reuters
Interesting article on the challenges faced by Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi. He has a big square to circle. “He has to make Maliki
The New Arab Cold War- FP
“The popular conception of the Middle East is one of a region divided along sectarian lines pitting Sunni against Shiite, but another simultaneous struggle is
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