New from former Ford, Carter, Reagan Nat Sec official Gary Sick in RS:
Revolution in Iran?
"The short answer is that things have become far more difficult for any would-be revolutionaries. The old men who made the revolution of 1979 learned their lessons well. The Shah, for all his reputation, never seemed to believe that Iranian clerics were capable of mounting a major challenge to his regime..."
Happy Friday,
Kelley
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Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Senior Advisor, Quincy Institute/Editorial Director, Responsible Statecraft