Sara Bazoobandi

Sara Bazoobandi
German Institute for Global and Area Studies | GIGA · Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES)

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Economic resistance, sanctions, Iran

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Kurzfassung Der iranische Informationskrieg ist in den zurückliegenden Jahrzehnten allgegenwärtiger und komplexer geworden. Er besteht aus einer Kombination von Strategien, die die Kontrolle des digitalen Raums, der Medien und der Diaspora umfassen. Ziel ist es, Einflussoperationen zur Manipulation des globalen Narrativs und zur Begrenzung des Info...
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GIGA Focus | Middle East | Number 3 | April 2024 | ISSN 1862-3611 For decades, the Iranian government has pursued strategies to ideologically "pu-rify" higher education. To this end, academic staff and students have been purged or expelled for expressing dissent, and academic content has undergone revisions. This paper reviews how purification stra...
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The dynamics of the relationship between the United States and China have been shifting. This has prompted changes in strategic calculus and policy adoption by the friends and foes of each side. Iran, given its decades‐long links with China, has made several. First, it has deepened its ties with the Asian power beyond collaboration in business and...
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Political leaders of pariah authoritarian states communicate their political discourse unilaterally, in a closed environment without free and open media access or the space for public scrutiny or debate. They use their speeches for various aims such as to respond to external shocks, justify hardship, appeal to domestic and international sympathy, a...
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Who maintains authority over Iran’s foreign policy has long been the subject of debate. Ambiguous constitutional provisions, conflicting foreign policy patterns of different administrations, and their impact on multiple global and regional security concerns have intensified such discussion. Existing studies suggest Iran’s foreign policy is either m...
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In Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has initiated major reforms to the kingdom’s sovereign wealth management strategy, by restructuring the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), through the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The crown prince’s proposed reforms are meant to transform one of the most conservative autocracies in the world into a f...
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Across the GCC, oil income has driven growth, development and the longevity of the ruling families. It has enabled the ruling families to maintain a social contract based on economic benefits in return for political acceptance. Uncertainties about the sustainability of oil-driven economic growth models and their impact on social compacts across the...
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Iran nuclear programme dates back to the time of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the country’s last monarch. Whilst Iran became a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), under the Shah’s rule, the first aspirations of the country for building nuclear weapons have also been expressed by h...
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Middle Eastern societies have been facing fundamental social, economic and political challenges in recent decades. Many of these challenges were highlighted by the chain of political uprisings across the region that began in 2011. These challenges have arisen partly from changes in a number of social factors. Identities, social and individual value...
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This book examines some of the driving forces of change in the Middle East and aims to provide a regional outlook. The political and social events of the past years have significantly affected the regional structure across the Middle East, evident in socio-economic systems, security framework and the balance of power across the area. Each chapter f...
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Iran’s economic challenges Even before the resumption of US sanctions, the Islamic Republic was already facing an explosive economic situation. In addition to an urgent need for reforms and transparency in the banking sector and the foreign exchange market, Iran is facing an unprecedented pension crisis, a rise in the poverty level due to lower pub...
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Iran-China relations have strengthened over the past decades. From an economic point of view, Iran has been an attractive destination for the Chinese businesses that are in search of new markets to expand the scope of their economic activities through trade, investment, and partnership. China has at the same time offered Iran a valuable alternative...

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