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Iran’s Mirage: The ‘Reformist’ Trap

[A]ny Iranian politician must be prepared to impose the government’s Islamist laws rigorously and crush any form of opposition to the Islamic Republic. The political landscape in Iran does not tolerate dissent or deviation from these core principles, ensuring that only those who conform entirely to the regime’s ideology can …

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The 2024 NATO Washington Summit: A Pre-Storm Gathering?

Political challenges among NATO members, the spectre of a second Trump presidency, and a bleaker military situation in Ukraine – compared to the expectations at the 2023 Vilnius Summit for the Ukrainian counteroffensive – made Washington feel like a ‘pre-storm summit’. The Washington Summit – double-hatted as the NATO 75th …

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France’s Muslims watch the rise of the far right with unease

In-depth: Macron’s election gamble may have blocked the far right from power for now, but France’s Muslims are fearful of its growing influence. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) came out on top in Sunday’s snap run-off in the French legislative elections, beating the far-right National Rally (RN) in third …

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