United States Institute of Peace

The Iran Primer

Parliament

U.N. Stats: Iran’s Gender Gap

            A new U.N.

Part IV - Pivotal Election: The Issues

Shaul Bakhash

Ahmadinejad Urges Parliament to Cut Reliance on Oil

            On January 16, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told&nb

Key Dates for Iran's Parliamentary Election

This is a timeline of the key dates for Iran's Parliamentary Election:
 

    December 24-31, 2011

Challenging the Balance of Power: Ahmadinejad vs. Parliament

 Interview with Hosein Ghazian

Challenging the Balance of Power: Ahmadinejad vs. Parliament

Interview with Hosein Ghazian
 
     Hosein Ghazian is an Iranian sociologist and former pollster wh

Raucous Election: Politicians on the Record

Semira N.

Parliament’s Evolving Role

Interview with Ali Reza Eshraghi

Youth Game-Changers in Elections

Kevan Harris
 
      This is the eighth in a series on parliamentary elections due in March 2012:

The Islamists Are Coming

The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.

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