More: Iran
Suicidal Nuclear Gambit on Caucasus
Nuclear security is seemingly in the vanguard of global attention, but the large framework of international provisions is increasingly perceived as a toothless tiger....
The second Iranian elections
After the elections held on February 26, 2015 - the thirty-fifth after the Khomeinist Revolution - with a view to determining the winners of...
Lessons from the Precipice: North Korea and Indonesia as ‘Mentors’ for Iran
Since the revolution, Iranian politics have progressed through a number of phases, becoming progressively more splintered as time passes, where the question of which...
The Geographical Lynchpin: Great Power Jockeying in the Caspian
Zbigniew Brzezinkski defined “Eurasia” as one of the most important geopolitical concepts. He observed, “Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred...
Natural Gas and the ‘Lesser’ Caspians: How New Players Might be Good for Everyone
Energy: what was once a largely single-resource/two-state controlled industry has given way to other resources of significance. In turn, this has also given rise...
SPYMKR-PCEMKR: The Possible Future of American-Iranian-Saudi Triangulation
Dear Iran, Forgive the presumptuousness of thinking a mere American Intelligence Studies professor is able to give a few lessons about innovative geostrategy to...
Pakistan’s improving relations with Iran amid Pakistan’s urge for national & energy security
Besides its suffocation from the ongoing internal insurgencies in Waziristan, Baluchistan and other areas, Pakistan is also suffocating in terms of its foreign relations....
Iran’s finance
Iran’s leadership is not satisfied with the pace and the way in which international sanctions are about to be lifted definitively. On the one...
Saudi – Iranian future: 3 games – 3 scenarios
There is no need to argue on Saudi Arabia and Iran as the two biggest regional powers in the Gulf, the rising tension between...
Calling Out ‘Bluff Diplomacy’: Russo-Persian Maneuvers to Outwit Obama
According to the Obama administration, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a deal struck with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear...