The Limits of Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement
April 10, 2023 | China brokered an agreement between rivals. Will it transform the Middle East?
Articles by Abolghasem Bayyenat
Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal Requires Balancing it
January 12, 2022 | Here's how to ensure that a new agreement isn't so easily cancelled.
Colombia Peace Talks Need Afro-Colombian, Indigenous Voices
December 22, 2015 | Since they are disproportionately affected by the conflict in Colombia, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities must be part of the peace process.
History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall — Activists Did
November 10, 2014 | Mass uprisings like the one that brought down the Soviet bloc are neither as rare — nor as spontaneous — as they first appear.
Did Nonviolence Fail in Egypt?
February 28, 2014 | The Egyptian Revolution is a perfect case study for both the power and the limits of nonviolent mass movements.
The Meaning of Rouhani
July 1, 2013 | Hassan Rouhani's win in Iran's presidential election suggests that neither reformists nor conservatives are pleased with the country's status quo.
Iran’s Survival Strategy
January 15, 2013 | Iran's leaders are the first to admit that Western sanctions have had a devastating impact on the country, but they're confident they can ride out the storm.
The West Negotiates with Iran
April 23, 2012 | The success of future nuclear talks between Iran and the West will depend in part on whether the West is able to treat Iran as an equal in word as well as in deed.
The Courtship of Iran and Pakistan
July 25, 2011 | Will U.S. miscalculations drive these two occasional adversaries closer together?
The Politics of Iran’s Space Program
July 6, 2011 | Understanding the politics of Iran's technological development should serve as a check on the unwarranted paranoia that Iran's scientific achievements have generated in the West.