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قدرت پایدار امید و عدالت
افزایش آگاهی و دیدگاههای جهانی امید، نیرویی اثیری که در زندگی ما جاری است، چراغی از نور در میان تاریکترین...
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Zarif the Master Illusionist: The Art of Nuclear Denial
It is a well-established fact that politicians and diplomats from many nations often resort to falsehoods or misleading statements to...
Why Mogherini Still Interested in Ayatollahs’ Affairs? Critique of Mogherini and Shah’s Foreign Affairs Article on Iran
In the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini and Sahil V. Shah present an analysis of the ongoing crisis surrounding...
The Warsaw Pact: An Expanded Historical Overview
Screenshot The Warsaw Pact: An Expanded Historical Overview The Warsaw Pact, officially known as the Treaty of Friendship,...
The Evolution and Importance of Asylum as a Human Right
Introduction Human rights are the foundation of individual freedom and dignity, encompassing the liberty to make personal choices, the freedom...
Failing a Nation: The Islamic Republic’s War on Women; American Skepticism and Western Complicity Through Silence
Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, first under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini and later Ayatollah Khamenei,...
Is It Money, Fame, or Stupidity? The Tucker Carlson Controversy
For years, Tucker Carlson enjoyed unprecedented freedom to challenge prevailing social and political narratives in America, seemingly immune to political...
Structural Forces and Power Balance: Offensive Realism Through Ideological Alliances
At the outset, I must state that I fundamentally disagree with John Mearsheimer’s realist interpretation of the Middle East, particularly...
Why Turkey Loves to Sleep with Enemy
Turkey has voiced deep and multifaceted concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions, driven by a complex interplay of regional security, stability,...
Mamdani: Agents of Polarization or Forces for Unity?
Mamdani: Agents of Polarization or Forces for Unity? Despite the enthusiastic commentary and widespread reporting, Americans often exhibit...
Critiquing Naivety: Akbar Ganji’s Misplaced Deference to Khamenei’s Intellectual Legacy”
Akbar Ganji’s essay, first published in Foreign Affairs in August 2013 and later republished, provides a detailed yet arguably biased...
Iranian Leftist Movements: Past and Present as “Useful Idiots”
In my earlier works, I did not hesitate to critique various members of the Iranian elite—those whom I regarded as...
Plato and Religions
Democracy, at its core, is not about enabling or legitimizing false or harmful narratives. Rather, it is founded on principles...
IRAN IMAGINED HOPE
Benedict Anderson's concept of "imagined communities" posits that nations are socially constructed entities, where members envision a...
Statement of 14 Self-Designated Religious Reformists in Defense of the Public Protests of the Iranian People and Condemnation of Violence and Foreign Intervention
The fact that every collective protest action ends in bloodshed is a clear and undeniable sign of a structural crisis...
Empowering Nations: The Vital Role of Language in Shaping Cultural Identity -A Proposal for Initiating Language Policy.
Language is a fundamental element in the cultivation and empowerment of nationalism. It acts as a crucial mechanism through which...
Exploring Effective Communication Strategies: Accuracy and Harm of Unsubstantiated Claims
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its senior commanders, often referred to as “Sardars,” have long been subjects of...
Deciphering the Signs and Signals of Military Action: Understanding the Indicators of Conflict
Regime Atrocities: The Iranian regime’s criminal acts and human rights violations extend beyond its borders, threatening regional and global stability. Ideological...
بیانیۀ۱۴ به ظاهر نواندیش دینی در دفاع از اعتراضهای عمومی مردم ایران و تایید کشتار توسط عوامل خارجی
بیانیۀ۱۴ به ظاهر نواندیش دینی در دفاع از اعتراضهای عمومی مردم ایران و تایید کشتار توسط عوامل خارجی بیانیۀ۱۴ به ظاهر نواندیش دینی...
