Absent outside intervention, Iran in 2025 will be an increasingly ideological and militaristic nuclear power, and it is foolhardy to assume that any nation can accommodate the extraordinarily dangerous Islamic Republic as it will be in 15 years.

A review of Men of Order: Authoritarian Modernization under Atatürk and Reza Shah.

A review of Brigadier General Gholamreza Baghbani's career trajectory solidifies a pattern of generational change in the IRGC QF in which former QF field operatives are pursing prominent political and advisory positions.

Technology--from the telegraph to the audiotape--has played important roles in consolidating political authority in Iran. Now, technology is making the Islamic Republic vulnerable.

Background on the Islamic Republic's first supreme leader.

Ahmadinejad and his supporters may look simple, but they have used the most subtle methods to undermine the authority of the clergy.

Should Qassem Suleimani pursue politics, he may be replaced by his deputy, Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, who is believed to be directing the IRGC QF’s activities in Afghanistan.

For almost a third of a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran has confounded American presidents. It has taken hostages, conducted terrorism, undermined the Middle East peace process, and worked unrelentingly to become a nuclear power and develop missiles with global reach.