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August 25, 2011 | Nonviolent Tactics Could Topple Regime in Iran

CGA at NYU Ethnic Conflicts Learning Community : Nonviolent movements have toppled autocrats from Serbia to Egypt, and these tactics could also work in Iran. Protestors should exploit internal government divisions and leverage their youth and the strength of women to bring down this oppressive regime.

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March 21, 2011 | Unintended Consequences

Jesse Schwartz: Mohamed Bouazizi, driven to commit suicide by the despair of his circumstances, has galvanized millions while simultaneously unleashing a torrent of repressed anger. The social and political fabric of the greater Middle East has been irrevocably altered as a result.

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January 31, 2011 | Don't be Afraid of Egypt's Muslim Brothers

Gillian Kennedy: The West’s political leaders must not be afraid to engage with the Muslim Brotherhood. They are not seeking an Iranian style theocracy, but rather a democratic system with conservative Islamic norms. The younger generation of Muslim Brothers is even open to dialogue with Israel. In no other country is there an Islamist movement so experienced with working with a coalition of broad based groups.

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January 28, 2011 | Democratic Change in the Arab World?

Editorial Team: Revolution in Tunisia. Large scale protests in Algeria, Jordan, Yemen and now in Egypt, the heart of the Arab world. Experts are cautiously optimistic about political change. What’s your take? What should the West do now?

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July 9, 2009 | Rise of Resistance, Loss of Legitimacy: Communist Poland

Natalie Catherine Chwalisz: The historic revolution in Poland, now 20 years ago, is a culmination of the regime’s gradual loss of legitimacy. This paper seeks to explain the process of the authoritarian Communist regime’s collapse and stressed role legitimacy plays in sustaining ideological regimes.

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February 22, 2008 | A Nuclear "Rogue Axis"

Christian E. Rieck: A further proliferation of nuclear technology among ambitious middle powers is inevitable. Even though such a cooperation between Iran and Venezuela seems far-fetched at the moment, deepening ties amongst mounting international pressure could create an attractive nuclear possibility for them.

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August 30, 2011 | "Libya's Impact Will Shake the Assads"

Libya will have a “tremendous” effect on the Syrian uprising, boosting the morale of protestors and casting doubt on the Assad regime. ++ The EU must intensify pressure by banning oil imports from Syria, while Lebanon should join other Arab states and Turkey in condemning Assad and strive to prevent cross-border trafficking of weapons and money. ++ To seize the momentum, the

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February 17, 2011 | Can Pakistan Survive?

It is up to the government. Prior revolts by Islamist groups with growing public support to overthrow provincial leadership were met with a strong military response. ++ The recent assassination of the Punjab governor and a dispute over the murder of two Pakistani’s slowing US relations, the military may no longer be set to act with such conviction in the face of an uprising. ++ “Democracy that

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August 3, 2009 | Iran is Ripe for Another Revolution

The Iranian regime’s legitimacy has been “irretrievably undone” by the summer’s election controversy. ++ “The current situation offers parallels with the political unrest leading up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.” ++ Just as Carter’s election was seen as a threat to the monarchy’s external legitimacy, Obama’s non-confrontational approach makes it hard for this regime to play the defender of

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February 13, 2009 | Revolution in the Middle East In Process

When the Iranian Revolution exploded 30 years ago the world entered a state of shock. ++ Was it really that unpredictable? ++ Behind the superficial tranquility, popular discontent deriving from corruption and despotism of the Shah regime was prominent. ++ Yet, blinded by its self interest, the West failed to see it coming. ++ There is a terrifying parallel between pre-revolutionary Iran and

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February 3, 2009 | Remember Rosa Luxemberg

Lenin’s revolution never succeeded and socialism was left undefined — a mixture of bureaucracy and a police state — as the ideals behind the revolution were suppressed. ++ The sacrifice of Rosa Luxemburg gained her immortality in history to remind us that democratic legitimacy lies with the people so that no revolution is meaningful unless it establishes democracy and the values which

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August 25, 2011 | Nonviolent Tactics Could Topple Regime in Iran

March 21, 2011 | Unintended Consequences

January 31, 2011 | Don't be Afraid of Egypt's Muslim Brothers

January 28, 2011 | Democratic Change in the Arab World?

July 9, 2009 | Rise of Resistance, Loss of Legitimacy: Communist Poland

February 22, 2008 | A Nuclear "Rogue Axis"

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August 30, 2011 | "Libya's Impact Will Shake the Assads"

February 17, 2011 | Can Pakistan Survive?

August 3, 2009 | Iran is Ripe for Another Revolution

February 13, 2009 | Revolution in the Middle East In Process

February 3, 2009 | Remember Rosa Luxemberg

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