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The 2025-2026 Iran Protests: Structural Drivers, Protest Demands, and Regime Repression
This report provides an analytical overview of the nationwide protest movement that emerged in Iran in December 2025. It examines the protests’ timing, initial triggers, underlying structural drivers, geographic spread, social composition, articulated demands, and the response of state authorities….
Iran’s First 180 Days After Regime Collapse – A Constructive Assesment of the Iran Prosperity Project’s Transitional Plan
The Cyrus the Great Institute (CGI) presents a constructive assessment of the Iran Prosperity Project’s Emergency Phase plan, a 180-day roadmap for governance in the aftermath of the Islamic Republic’s overthrow. While recognizing the Booklet as the most comprehensive effort…
The Iranian Opposition and the Question of Separatism
The Iranian opposition is often criticized for refusing to engage with separatist parties, yet this position is both principled and justified. This paper offers a threefold defense of the opposition’s stance. First, territorial integrity is a legal right of the…