The Paper Tiger’s Decapitation and the Path to a New Iran
Sharif Behruz Strategic Policy Analyst and Managing Editor of Kurdistan Agora Published online by TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies: Bonn, Germany: 01 March 2026 Summary The article argues [...]
Kurdish Alliance Announced in Iran is a Historic Step and a High-Stakes Gamble
Halmat Palani Halmat Palani is a political analyst and freelance writer who focuses on politics, governance and foreign policy in the Middle East, Iran, and Kurdistan. His articles have appeared in The [...]
After “Bratîya Gelan”: Rojava, Betrayal Narrative, and the Need for a Kurdish Political Imagination
Mahsun Oti PhD student in Anthropology at Rutgers University, USA. Published online by TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies: Bonn, Germany: 23 February 2026 The Point Whether one interprets this as [...]
Pahlavi-ism: Obscenity, Coercion, and the Virile Display of Rule
Kamal Soleimani Published online by TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies: Bonn, Germany: 17 February 2026 Abstract Neo-Pahlavism has re-emerged not as a coherent doctrine but as a contemporary regime of [...]
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The Opposition’s Kurdish Blind Spot: How Chauvinism Sabotages the Fight for Iran
Shna Pasbar The Opposition’s Kurdish Blind Spot: How Chauvinism Sabotages the Fight for Iran Published online by TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies: Bonn, Germany: 2026 Summary This article examines how [...]
The Paper Tiger’s Decapitation and the Path to a New Iran
Sharif Behruz Strategic Policy Analyst and Managing Editor of Kurdistan Agora Published online by TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies: Bonn, Germany: 01 March 2026 Summary The article argues [...]
Kurdish Alliance Announced in Iran is a Historic Step and a High-Stakes Gamble
Halmat Palani Halmat Palani is a political analyst and freelance writer who focuses on politics, governance and foreign policy in the Middle East, Iran, and Kurdistan. His articles have appeared in The [...]











