Real Iran splits and the myth of division

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka

A Blessing in Disguise

[caption id="attachment_55229168" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Vice President of Iraq, Tareq Al-Hashemi"][/caption] The Vice President of Iraq, Tareq Al-Hashemi, has been the focus of a…

Roshan Kasem

Yemen’s Turn

[caption id="attachment_55229147" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A supporter of Ali Abdullah Saleh unwittingly carries the out-going President’s portrait upside-down"][/caption] Yemen will…

Thomas Alberts

I is for Insurrection

[caption id="attachment_55229127" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Egyptians in Cairo walk past graffiti of Field Marshal Tantawi"][/caption] As the crowds of protesters waited outside…

Alastair Beach

A Credible Alternative

[caption id="attachment_55229123" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Burhan Ghalioun, head of the SNC, has struggled to present a united front"][/caption] Across Syria, indications are…

Steven Heydemann

A Work in Progress

[caption id="attachment_55229105" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="American policy in the Middle East has taken a dramatic turn, but this shift can be traced back several years"][…

Andrew Bowen

Saleh for Sale

[caption id="attachment_55229037" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Though Ali Abdullah Saleh has departed Yemen, his influence remains strong"][/caption] President Ali Abdullah Saleh has…

Jacqueline Shoen

A Democratic Exception

[caption id="attachment_55229018" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A protestor outside the newly opened Egyptian parliament waves a flag whilst wearing a mask depicting fallen protester…

Alastair Beach

A League of their Own

[caption id="attachment_55228958" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A child watches on as an Arab League observer arrives at a Damascus suburb in a chauffeur driven car"][/caption] Back in…

Alastair Beach