Iranians walk past electoral campaign posters for presidential candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mohsen Rezai. Photo AFPIran's Presidential Election: What to Watch For -- Brookings Institute
Iranians go to the polls on June 12 in what is shaping up to be the most contentious ballot in the thirty years since the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and the establishment of the world’s first modern theocracy. The ballot will determine the political fate of Iran’s provocative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and more broadly will signal the future of the country’s volatile political course and the prospects for improvement in its long-troubled relationship with Washington.
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Who's Winning Iran's Google War? -- Scott Hartley, Foreign Policy
Beware of Iranian Moderates -- Daniel Kliman, Jerusalem Post
Iran's Human Rights Test -- Shirin Ebadi, Washington Post
Stop Pitying Africa -- Innocent Madawo, Globe and Mail
Terrorist On Trial -- IBDeditorials
Palau to the Rescue -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistan faces a growing insurgency -- Mustafa Qadri, The Guardian
A New Plan for Pyongyang -- Wall Street Journal opinion
A New Cold War in the Middle East -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian opinion
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Who's Winning Iran's Google War? -- Scott Hartley, Foreign Policy
Beware of Iranian Moderates -- Daniel Kliman, Jerusalem Post
Iran's Human Rights Test -- Shirin Ebadi, Washington Post
Stop Pitying Africa -- Innocent Madawo, Globe and Mail
Terrorist On Trial -- IBDeditorials
Palau to the Rescue -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistan faces a growing insurgency -- Mustafa Qadri, The Guardian
A New Plan for Pyongyang -- Wall Street Journal opinion
A New Cold War in the Middle East -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian opinion
Stop Pitying Africa -- Innocent Madawo, Globe and Mail
Terrorist On Trial -- IBDeditorials
Palau to the Rescue -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistan faces a growing insurgency -- Mustafa Qadri, The Guardian
A New Plan for Pyongyang -- Wall Street Journal opinion
A New Cold War in the Middle East -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian opinion
Lebanon’s Election -- New York Times editorial
The Sad State of Africa's Despots -- Kelly McParland, National Post
Lebanon's Surprising Elections -- New York Times
What's Next for Sri Lanka's Tamils? -- The Economist
Europe Ponders Its Tomorrow -- Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Eight Choices for North Korea -- Dan McLaughlin, The New Ledger
Terrorist On Trial -- IBDeditorials
Palau to the Rescue -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistan faces a growing insurgency -- Mustafa Qadri, The Guardian
A New Plan for Pyongyang -- Wall Street Journal opinion
A New Cold War in the Middle East -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian opinion
Lebanon’s Election -- New York Times editorial
The Sad State of Africa's Despots -- Kelly McParland, National Post
Lebanon's Surprising Elections -- New York Times
What's Next for Sri Lanka's Tamils? -- The Economist
Europe Ponders Its Tomorrow -- Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Eight Choices for North Korea -- Dan McLaughlin, The New Ledger