Publications
This article examines how "structural chauvinism" within the Persian-centric Pahlavi opposition undermines the struggle against the Islamic Republic by prioritizing nationalist uniformity over anti-regime coordination. As Iran faces military escalation, the author argues that the Pahlavi camp increasingly frames organized Kurdish forces—who…
The article argues that the February 28, 2026, joint U.S.-Israeli strikes—which eliminated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the IRGC's top command—represent a deliberate "systemic liquidation" designed to dismantle the Iranian regime's infrastructure rather than simply forcing it to negotiate. By dismissing both…
On February 22, 2026, five major Kurdish parties in Eastern Kurdistan: the Kurdistan Freedom Party, Kurdistan Free Life Party, Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Khabat Organization of Iranian Kurdistan, and Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, formed a historic alliance aimed at…
Whether one interprets this as betrayal by “the Arabs” as a whole or—more accurately—by particular armed actors, tribal leaders, and state-aligned militias, the political outcome was the same: Kurdish military, political, and civil units withdrew to Kurdish-majority areas such as Hasakah, Qamishli,…
Abstract: Neo-Pahlavism has re-emerged not as a coherent doctrine but as a contemporary regime of domination organized through spectacle, intimidation, and masculinist sovereign performance. This paper argues that pro-Pahlavi monarchism does not seek legitimacy through democratic deliberation or substantive political vision, but…
Why is this strategy so effective against stateless nations? The answer lies in the structure of international law, which recognizes only sovereign states as legitimate actors. This leaves the unrepresented and stateless nations without formal avenues for redress. A Kurd in Amed,…
By flooding digital spaces with rigid "Pahlavi or Chaos" narratives, the regime’s cyber army reinforces the monarchist camp’s own efforts to monopolize the opposition. This is not a sign of regime support for Pahlavi; it is a calculated effort to use him…
Accordingly, any future model of governance in Iran must acknowledge that the country cannot continue to exist as a highly centralized state. Iran must, at a minimum, be reorganized as a federal system or as a state with genuine regional autonomy that…
As a result, a shift is underway. More Kurds are beginning to argue that the pursuit of peaceful coexistence within current political borders is a dead end. If every form of self-rule is blocked, independence appears less like an extreme option and…
Again and again, I have witnessed the same pattern: hope interrupted, futures deferred, defeat rehearsed in advance. What draws me back to these memories ̶ sometimes with overwhelming force ̶ is not nostalgia, but the persistence of breakdown: the perpetual uncertainty surrounding…
Iran has entered a revolutionary moment marked by mass protests, labor strikes, and escalating state violence, compounded by nationwide internet blackouts and digital repression. While repression targets bodies inside the country, a parallel struggle unfolds abroad over control of the uprising’s meaning.…
Reza Pahlavi’s Emergency Phase transition plan presents itself as a neutral, technical roadmap, yet it largely reproduces the logic of authoritarian power in Iran. Authority is concentrated in a single unelected figure, the separation of powers is suspended, and democratic accountability is…
