Law and Liberty
Iran and the rest of the Middle Eastern world do not need any more revolutions or Western foreign policy interventions. They need a revolution of conscience: the moral power of human dignity. Read More
Matt Winesett, Max Frost, and Michael Rubin | "Banter"
Michael Rubin discusses the revolution's legacy and what it means for Iran, the Middle East, and the US. He also discusses the legacy of the Shah, the lessons other Middle East nations drew from his fall, and whether we can expect the regime to exist for a 50th, 60th, or 70th anniversary of the revolution.
Kenneth M. Pollack | AEI video
AEI's Kenneth M. Pollack explains the dramatic and ongoing impact that the Iranian Revolution had on the Middle East and the United States.
- "The Islamic State of Iran at 40," Clifford D. May featuring Michael Ledeen and Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD's Foreign Podicy
(The Associated Press) An Iranian news outlet says the elite Revolutionary Guard has inaugurated a surface-to-surface ballistic missile it claims has a 620-mile range.
While the Islamic Republic can pride itself on improvement on literacy and poverty, 40 years after its Islamic Revolution, Iran is still struggling with many of the structural deficiencies that plagued the country under the shah.
- The Iranian regime may activate its proxy networks in the Levant against Israel, following an uptick in Israeli strikes against Iranian assets and personnel in southern Syria in recent weeks.
- The Abu Abbas Brigade, a Salafi-jihadi militia fighting in Yemen’s Taiz governorate, may have suspended its relationship with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State.
- Get more context on the Abu Abbas Brigade from our April 2017 edition of the Yemen Situation Report.
- Bangladeshi security forces disrupted efforts to reconstitute the al Qaeda-linked Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
- Islamist militancy is alive and well in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
- Al Shabaab may increase attacks against foreign companies in Somalia as well as Somali politicians and institutions linked to foreign investment.
- View the "New Scramble for Africa".
FDD Event — FDD
The discussion addressed the historical significance of the 1979 revolution, featuring Gholam Reza Afkhami, director at the Foundation for Iranian Studies; Houchang Chehabi, professor of international relations and history at Boston University; and Ray Takeyh, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. ... Read more