When the East European dissidents of the 1980s were struggling against communist authoritarian regimes, they returned to the concept of civil society. What Eastern European intellectuals and civic actors understood by civil society was not just the (...)
A year from now, Iran will continue to be highly newsworthy and will remain for many an enigmatic riddle . The billion dollar question, however, is clear: it concerns the stability and sustainability of the Islamic regime.
Four more specific (...)
