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Saïd Amir Arjomand

Saïd Amir Arjomand

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Saïd Amir Arjomand, the founder of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies, is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Stony Brook Institute for Global Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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  1. The End of Iran’s Islamic Revolution
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    The End of Iran’s Islamic Revolution

    Aug 20, 2015 Saïd Amir Arjomand says that traditional questions of national interest and realpolitik have come to the fore.

  2. Remaking Iran
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    Remaking Iran

    Jul 16, 2014 Saïd Amir Arjomand reflects on President Hassan Rouhani's first year in office.

  3. Can Rouhani Deliver?
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    Can Rouhani Deliver?

    Oct 15, 2013 Saïd Amir Arjomand assesses Hassan Rouhani's mandate for diplomacy.

  4. Iran’s Revolutionary Echoes
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    Iran’s Revolutionary Echoes

    Feb 2, 2010 Saïd Amir Arjomand

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    Democracy Needs Workers

    Bartosz M. Rydliński urges center-left parties in the West to reconnect with voters who increasingly support far-right populists.
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    The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda

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    Judging by the current paradigm in the technology industry, we cannot rule out the worst of all possible worlds: none of the transformative potential of AI, but all of the labor displacement, misinformation, and manipulation. But it’s not too late to change course.

     fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
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    Big Money Beat Bigger Money in the US Election

    Hippolyte Fofack warns that the ultra-rich are corroding US democracy, even if they can’t always spend their way to power.
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    Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out

    Kenneth Rogoff explains why the EU’s long-term economic slump is not likely to end anytime soon.
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    The Techno-Realist Manifesto

    Nicholas Agar & Stuart Whatley question the widespread belief that all our biggest problems will soon succumb to engineered solutions.
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    Has Angela Merkel No Shame?

    Sławomir Sierakowski marvels at the former German chancellor’s denial of her own role in Europe’s current malaise.
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    Is America the Next Soviet Union?

    Harold James sees parallels between the United States’ political dysfunction and that of its twentieth-century adversary.
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    A New Chance for the Middle East

    Richard Haass sees hope for long-term ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza if political leaders recognize their own interests.
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    The Unpleasant Surprises That Await Trump

    Moisés Naím thinks the US president-elect – and his voters – are in for a rude domestic and international awakening.

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