Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

The Delusional Lure of Iran’s ‘Anti-Hegemonic’ Front

Iran’s belief that global power is shifting from a declining West to a powerful East is an ideological miscalculation
July 28, 2023
Commentary

Raisi Goes to Africa in Search of Allies for Iran

Without relief from U.S. sanctions, Iran looks to Africa to strengthen its economic, political , and ideological ties in the region
July 26, 2023
Commentary

Reformists Struggle to Adjust to Iran’s Post-Mahsa Reality

Reformists in Iran struggle to reinvent themselves as protests mount, the middle class shrinks and the country’s ‘quasi-democracy’ descends into a ‘pseudo-democracy’
July 24, 2023
Commentary

The Humanitarian and Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine

A look at the humanitarian and strategic risks of providing cluster munitions to Ukraine.
July 24, 2023
Commentary

Proliferation Prevention Efforts Remain Critical Despite Elimination of World’s Declared CW Stockpiles

Elimination of the world’s last declared chemical weapons stockpile still leaves plenty of work to do to prevent proliferation
July 21, 2023
Commentary

Sanctions on Iran Also Limit its Access to International Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal not only caused foreign companies to break contracts but made it more difficult for Iran to
July 19, 2023
Commentary

Why China’s Export Controls on Germanium and Gallium May Not Be Effective

New controls on metals used in semiconductor manufacturing will lead to smuggling and force countries to rethink their supply chains.
July 19, 2023
Commentary

Is the EU Condemning Itself to Irrelevance on the Iran Nuclear File?

Eight years after the JCPOA was reached, the European Union continues to cling to a moribund deal while Iran and the U.S.
July 17, 2023
Commentary

Economic Incompatibility Limits Russia-Iran Ties

Despite rising arms trade due to the Ukraine war, Iran and Russia remain natural economic competitors and their partnership is likely to
July 13, 2023
Commentary

A [new] world order: What, why, and how?

Insights into international affairs viewed from the Global South
July 12, 2023
Commentary

Khamenei Faces Multiple Crises as Anniversary of Iran Protests Nears

Despite intense repression, civil society entities in Iran have proven that they cannot be uprooted or destroyed
July 11, 2023
Commentary

Why Iran-Saudi Reconciliation May be Shaky

Progress toward reconciliations has been slow and there are major doubts over how durable and comprehensive their détente will be
July 7, 2023