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Raghu KondoriThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Iraq, Lebanon, and the Politics of Conditional Sovereignty A quiet shift is underway in how power is exercised in the Middle East. It is no longer...
America’s Iran debate continues to revolve around a familiar binary: engagement or confrontation. Across administrations, congressional hearings,...
An analysis of the experience of the Islamic Republic in Iran is incomplete without reference to comparable historical cases in other societies. One...
The Battle Over the Future of Iran In the heart of the Lion and Sun national revolution, simultaneous with the suppression of the defenseless people...
Numbers remain numbers. They carry no faces, no voices, no laughter, no grief We consume them as news, discuss them for a moment, and then move on....
Recognition Isn’t Charity Recognition is not a moral reward. It is power, and in today’s fractured world, power often matters more than...
A famous account is told from the early days of Reza Shah’s exile—days when Allied armies had occupied Iran and the foundation of the First...
A Goal Celebration and the Politics of Intimidation The Iran–New Zealand World Cup opener in Los Angeles was not merely a football match; it was a...
With the start of the FIFA World Cup, a question has arisen among us: Does attending the matches of the Iranian national team reinforce the narrative...
Football, Politics, and the Sun and Lion: Shaping the Narrative on the World Cup Stage. With the kickoff of the Football World Cup, a deeply rooted...
Why the West Misreads Iran’s Resilience: The Onion Structure of Power For nearly half a century, Western capitals have predicted the collapse of the...
The Islamic Republic Needs External Conflict to Preserve Internal Power Many analyses of Iran’s confrontation with Israel focus on ideology,...