The Islamic Republic of Iran should be held accountable for aiding Russia’s crimes against UkraineApril 16, 2026 ARFA
Quest for sea access and great power rivalry: New geopolitical fault lines in the Horn of AfricaMarch 5, 2026 ARFA
The bomb and the ayatollah: Islamic just war and the nuclear question in post-Khamenei IranApril 7, 2026 ARFA
The Real War for Iran’s Future, Who Will Determine the Fate of the Islamic Republic?March 31, 2026 ARFA
From the Strait of Hormuz to global markets: The chain reaction of war on energy securityApril 13, 2026 ARFA
Governance The Real War for Iran’s Future, Who Will Determine the Fate of the Islamic Republic?March 31, 2026 ARFA Khamenei’s passing creates a vacuum where the IRGC seeks total control, while reformists hope to trade military aggression for economic relief and survival.
Analysis Trump’s war is a gift to Iran’s hardlinersMarch 13, 2026 ARFA Trump’s war gifts Iran’s hardliners: conflict empowers confrontational actors, marginalizes reformists, ordinary people suffer.
Policy Brief Iran’s Reformists: From Failure to Sobering RealizationFebruary 10, 2026 FA Iran’s reformists, marginalized by repression, are presenting themselves as a potential political alternative amid the regime’s legitimacy crisis.
