Emma Borden
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Washington, DC, United States
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Who’s who in Iranian politics
The international community is watching closely as Iranians wrap up two elections today, one for the parliament, or Majlis, and the other for the Assembly of Experts. Here are brief profiles of the central actors in current Iranian politics. → Read More
Iran’s Guardians’ Council has approved a record-low percentage of candidates. What will that mean for the upcoming vote?
What ultimately shapes Iranian electoral outcomes is their input—the candidate pool. For the upcoming vote, applications for the ballots for both the parliament and the Assembly of Experts reached record highs, but the percentage of those approved to run plummeted to record lows. → Read More
“Shame and anger:” Watch Leon Wieseltier and Michael Ignatieff on the global refugee crisis
As part of the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum on February 5, Leon Wieseltier and Michael Ignatieff delivered impassioned remarks about the global refugee crisis the Syrian conflict has spawned. → Read More
Everything you need to know about Iran’s Assembly of Experts election
Iranians will vote for new members of the Assembly of Experts on February 26. What is the Assembly of Experts? And is the power of the supreme leader really supreme? → Read More
Demystifying Iran’s parliamentary election process
Iran's parliamentary elections take place on February 26. What is the Majlis, and what powers and responsibilities does it have? How is the Majlis elected? Who gets a seat? And what now? → Read More
Will regionalization help democratization in Morocco?
Will the Moroccan government's ongoing process of "advanced regionalization" enhance democracy, particularly in the Western Sahara? More broadly, where does Morocco stand politically and economically now, five years after the Arab uprisings? → Read More
What Brookings experts had to say about the biggest Middle East stories of 2015
It’s been another tumultuous year in the Middle East, marked by historic breakthroughs and bouts of brutal violence. Here’s what Brookings experts had to say about the biggest regional stories of 2015. → Read More
Buying Nikes in Tehran: The life and death of sanctions in photos
On "Implementation Day"—the day the U.N. certifies Iranian compliance with its obligations under the nuclear deal—the international community will end a vast array of nuclear-related sanctions that have wreaked havoc on Iran's economy. But it would be misleading to presume that Iranians can't get Western goods, as these photos show. → Read More