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KHORASAN: Where DAESH, Caspian Energy, and Great Power Politics Meet
The word on the street in Afghanistan is that the United States created DAESH to be a problem for Russia, China, and Iran. While...
Enemy of My Enemy: Keeping Iran Cornered through Saudi-Israeli Strategy
The endlessly fickle oscillation of global affairs is being witnessed today by the waxing and waning of American enthusiasm for an Iranian nuclear deal,...
Iran’s Competing Futures: Global Economic Participant or Regional Religious Hegemon?
As the official deadline for the nuclear deal approaches, many are expressing their apprehension over the consequences that may emerge should a deal be...
Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East
The Middle East is the only region where all three kinds of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) have been used and developed. Accusations, allegations,...
The Hydra of the Caspian Sea: Iran’s Naval Strategy
The Iranian military is predominately thought of for its capabilities and strategy in the Gulf. Though the competitors differ in the Caspian Sea, the...
Kurds, The Invisible people
Oppression, denial of existence, prohibition of usage of mother language in public, the press and institutions, forced relocations, no recognition, fear of expressing identity,...
Azerbaijan as a Model of Civility in the Caspian Region
To many around the world, Azerbaijan is considered a remote and mysterious place. If they have even heard of it. This is surprising because...
Hammer and Nail: Spinning War from Peace in Iran’s Nuke Deal
Here is the ultimate axiom for all aspiring diplomats and foreign policy experts to know: there is no such thing as a simple quest...
The two turbans – what to expect from hard power in Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran has, undoubtedly, faced hard times and what came lately is no exception to that. The country, governed by Ayatollah...
Iran`s soft solutions for hard realities
Even before soft power was officially introduced into the vocabulary of international relations, its core principles were nevertheless exercised by state entities all over...