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Whither Iran: Stanford Scholars and Students on Current Developments and Trajectories

Panel discussion with Stanford scholars and students to discuss current events related to Iran. Cosponsored by the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. PANELISTS (in order of appearance) Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Globa…

The Czechoslovakian Architects and Engineers of Reza Shah Pahlavi

From 1932 to 1948, architects and engineers from the First Republic of Czechoslovakia, working under Skoda Works of Plzen, partnered with the Iranian government led by Reza Shah Pahlavi to support the country's ambitious modernization program. This collaboration focused on expanding industrial ente…

Book Talk: Simorgh, Portraits on My Mind with Abbas Milani and Mahasti Afshar

May 22, 2025 Simorgh: Portraits on My Mind (Mage Publishers, 2025), is one of Abbas Milani’s most self-reflective and engaging books. The two-part Persian original, Si-Chehreh, has been masterfully translated by Mahasti Afshar in a single volume. Titled Simorgh after the mythical bird that embodies…

A History of Iranian Masculinities During the Late Qajar and Early Pahlavi Period with Sivan Balslev

The transition from Qajar rule in Iran to that of rule by the Pahlavi dynasty set in motion a number of shifts in the political, social, and cultural realms. Focusing on masculinity in Iran, Dr. Sivan Balslev discussed her book, "Iranian Masculinities: Gender and Sexuality in Late Qajar and Early P…

The Making of the Modern Middle East

In this episode of The Cipher Brief's State Secrets podcast, host Suzanne Kelly sits down with award-winning historian and bestselling author Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss his new book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East — a sweeping history of roughly 125 years that traces how …

The Making of the Modern Middle East

In this episode of The Cipher Brief's State Secrets podcast, host Suzanne Kelly sits down with award-winning historian and bestselling author Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss his new book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East — a sweeping history of roughly 125 years that traces how …

Oil, Water, and Exhaustion: Unpacking Iran's "Rentier Metabolism"

Episode Description: In this episode, we dive into the landmark paper, The Rentier Metabolism: Oil, Water, and the Political Economy of Development in Modern Iran, 1848–2024, authored by political economist and sociologist S. A. Hamed Hosseini. The paper offers a groundbreaking, integrative synthe…

The Truth Behind The Fall Of Iran | Death Of The Shah

The last days of the Shah of Iran reveal a tragic mix of secret illness, political betrayal, and medical missteps that changed the Middle East forever. Discover the untold medical odyssey behind his fall.Uploaded 03-03-26This video delves into the extraordinary, turbulent final 19 months of Mohamma…

The U.S. And Iran: What Went Wrong? - Meet the Pahlavis

Can a nation modernize and reclaim its independence when powerful foreign empires are determined to keep it within their grasp? Between 1920 and 1941, Iran's attempt to forge its own future collides with the ambitions of Britain, the Soviet Union, and the upheaval of World War II. Reza Pahlavi rise…

Quite right!: Simon Sebag Montefiore explains the making of the modern Middle East

This week, Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the rulers, revolutionaries and nation builders who shaped one of the world’s most turbulent regions. From Ibn Saud’s dramatic conquest of Riyadh and Atatürk’s creation of modern Turkey to Ben-Gurion, Reza Shah and Nas…