Afshin Shahi is a lecturer in Middle East Politics and International Relations at the University of Bradford. He tweets @AfshinShahi
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy the US should join forces with the Baathist regime in SyriaThe Baathist regime is indeed guilty of great war crimes, but the human cost of a failed state would be a greater...
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Published in: HomeSo what keeps Iran’s Supreme Leader awake at night?The biggest threat to the survival of the Islamic Republic might not come from sanctions imposed by the west, but...
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Published in: openSecurityThe plight of Afghan refugees in Iran
Decades of war have led to generations of Afghan refugees in Iran. Their treatment under the current regime is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIn defence of a 'racist'
A Swansea student's racist comments abusing footballer Fabrice Muamba have landed him a hefty prison sentence. But...
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Published in: HomeIs political Islam on the losing side of the Arab Spring ?
Islamic political narratives flourish in opposition but will suffer in the long term
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Published in: HomeAhmadinejad’s Messianism
Winds of change in the conservative camp of the Iranian regime can be detected in a series of rows about the paranormal.