Iran in turmoil?
Well, don’t I feel like the perfect fool. Post something about possibly cooperating with the Iranian government, and then the Iranian people go and rise up. Click here, here, and here for details. We’ll see where this leads. One wonders whether the complete impotence of “reformers” in the government triggered this outbreak. I would love ...
Well, don't I feel like the perfect fool. Post something about possibly cooperating with the Iranian government, and then the Iranian people go and rise up. Click here, here, and here for details. We'll see where this leads. One wonders whether the complete impotence of "reformers" in the government triggered this outbreak. I would love for this to pan out -- but I have every confidence that the hardliners are prepared to be as brutal as necessary to stay in power. I really hope my confidence is misplaced.
Well, don’t I feel like the perfect fool. Post something about possibly cooperating with the Iranian government, and then the Iranian people go and rise up. Click here, here, and here for details. We’ll see where this leads. One wonders whether the complete impotence of “reformers” in the government triggered this outbreak. I would love for this to pan out — but I have every confidence that the hardliners are prepared to be as brutal as necessary to stay in power. I really hope my confidence is misplaced.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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