Strobe Talbott Commentary

The Next Iranian Elections

Hossein Askari | Mar 21, 2007
With parliamentary and presidential elections slated for the next two years, political posturing in the Islamic Republic provides insight into potential power shifts in Tehran.

Iran's Tectonic Elections

Hossein Askari | Dec 21, 2006
Ahmadinejad and his defeat may have been the headliner in the elections, but there is a more preponderant, slower-moving back-story to the vote, reflecting a potential shift in a real center of power.

Changing of a Single Letter

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | May 07, 2003
One of Winston Smith's tasks as an employee of the Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984 was making the appropriate changes to the news reports when " Oceania " changed its current foe.

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