Featured Articles — June 18, 2009

June 18, 2009 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Featured Articles 

Interesting Takes From Home And Abroad:

Iran: Four Ways the Crisis May Resolve By Tony Karon, Time
Some observers see Iran’s courageous protests against a stolen election as a replay of the 1979 revolution that ended the tyranny of the Shah — or of the “velvet revolutions” that ended communism in Eastern Europe. Others fear a repeat of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. But none of these comparisons easily fits the unique combination of discord on the streets and infighting in the corridors of power currently under way in Tehran.

Ignore All the Iran Experts By Charles Kurzman, Foreign Policy
Troops are out in Iran this week, but in many cases the crowds have grown so large that the security forces are standing back and letting them swarm silently and peacefully through the boulevards — just like in 1978.

My Name Is Iran By Roger Cohen, The New York Times
At the immense opposition demonstration earlier this week, I asked a young woman her name. She said, “My name is Iran.”

Twitter counts more than armouries in this new politics of people power By Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian
Iran’s green drama combines the energy of a dissatisfied youth with the rivalries of a fragmented regime

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