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Iran Sees New Opportunity for Regional Domination Despite Turkish Competition

September 15, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

In the Iranian lexicon, one does not encounter the concept of the "Arab Spring." Instead, Iran has coined the term "Islamic awakening." In contrast to the perceived economic enfeeblement of the Western economies headed by the U.S., which constitute the bases of support for the "Zionist regime," Iran offers a substitute view of a new world order and an alternative, defiant Islamic agenda.

Is Iran a Role Model for Arab Revolutions?

March 7, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

From Iran’s point of view, recent developments, especially in Egypt (long considered in the West as an anchor of stability and the initiator of a peace treaty with Israel), represent an improvement in Iran’s strategic status.

Wolfgang G. Schwanitz on Die Deutschen und der Iran. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer verhängnisvollen

April 13, 2010 | Dr. Wolfgang G. Schwanitz

Germans, Nukes, and Mullahs Die Deutschen und der Iran. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer verhängnisvollen Freundschaft (The Germans and Iran: The History and Present Status of a Fateful Friendship), by Matthias Küntzel, Siedler, 2009, 320 pp. [German] Reviewed by Wolfgang G. Schwanitz

Understanding the Direction of the New Hamas Government: Between Tactical Pragmatism and Al-Qaeda Jihadism

May 1, 2006 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi