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Mahsa Amini's Death Sparks Protests Around the World

In the News
NBC News Now
Saeid Golkar

What's the historical context for protests in Iran? Nonresident Senior Fellow Saeid Golkar explains on NBC News Now with Joshua Johnson.

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Why Khamenei's Son Is Unlikely Succeed Him as Iran’s Supreme Leader

In the News
Middle East Institute
Saeid Golkar

As rumors spread, Saeid Golkar argues why it's unlikely that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, succeeds his father.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a Jerusalem day demonstration in Tehran on May 31, 2019.
Reuters
Global Politics

Power Struggles and Political Violence in Iraq

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Chatham House’s Renad Mansour joins Deep Dish to discuss implications today’s perils have for Iraq and the Middle East.

Iraq flag at protest
REUTERS
Global Politics

For the American Public, Syria Has Become the 'Forgotten War'

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The Syrian war has failed to hold the US public's attention," Paul Poast writes. He explains why in World Politics Review.

A formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornet aircraft leaves after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over northern Iraq after conducting air strikes in Syria Sept. 23, 2014. US Foreign Policy

Gorbachev's Legacy, Russian Visas, and Liz Truss

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Caroline de Gruyter, Gideon Rachman, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Liz truss walks outside from left to right in front of a brick building, door, and window.
Reuters
Global Politics

From War to Want in Afghanistan

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Laurel Miller and Andrew Watkins join Deep Dish to unpack Afghanistan’s economic collapse.

Afghans waiting for a piece of bread
REUTERS
Global Politics

The US Should Never Even Have Been in Afghanistan in August 2021

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Afghanistan was indeed a failure of US foreign policy," Paul Poast writes. "But it wasn't a failure of the Biden administration."

Marines keep security as civilians wait for processing during the evacuation of non-combatants at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

World Review: Afghanistan One Year On, Attacks on Ukraine Power Plant, Iran Deal

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Three men overlooking a city and sunrise.
Reuters
Global Politics

Biden, Israelis, and Palestinians: "The Ground is Not Ripe"

BLOG
Running Numbers by Benjamin Tomas Morgan

As attention returns to Gaza, majorities view a breakthrough in negotiations as unlikely in the foreseeable future.

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium while visiting Jerusalem
US Embassy Jerusalem
Public Opinion

Why Is Armenia so Close to Russia and Iran?

In the News
Foreign Policy
Daniel W. Drezner

The small Caucasus country challenges the idea that the world is splitting into democratic and autocratic camps, Dan Drezner argues.

Russian Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Reuters
Global Politics