Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Die Dreifach-Krise der Islamischen Republik [The Islamic Republic’s triple crisis], Bonn (Germany): Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb), forthc.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, The Islamic Republic of Iran Four Decades On: The 2017/18 Protests Amid a Triple Crisis, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution & Doha: Brookings Doha Center (Brookings Doha Center Analysis Paper, No. 28), April 2020, ca. 60 pages | in Arabic translation.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Iran’s Long-Term Revolutionary Process: Beyond Methodological Nationalism, paper presented at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) Working Group »New Regionalisms (and the Middle East)«, Beirut, 8-9 Feb. 2020.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Anja Palm, MENA Spring 3.0: The Persistent »Triple Crisis« in Europe’s Neighbourhood, in: M. Sus & M. Hadeed (eds.) European Security 2030: The Results of the Dahrendorf Foresight Project, Dahrendorf Forum (joint initiative by Hertie School of Governance & LSE, funded by Stiftung Mercator), LSE IDEAS, Sep. 2019, 50–53.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Swamped in a Triple Crisis, Cairo Review of Global Affairs, Cairo: School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) at American University in Cairo (AUC), No. 33 (Spring 2019), pp. 120–125.
Last update: 22 Dec. 2019
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Die Proteste im Iran sind ein dramatischer Wendepunkt [The protests in Iran are a dramatic turning-point], Deutsche Welle (DW), 03/12 ▪ republished as Die nächste Protestewelle nur eine Frage der Zeit [The next wave of protests only a matter of time], Iran-Journal, 11/12 | DW translations: Serbian/Bosnian, 05/12.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Leicht entflammbar – Schwerste Unruhen seit 40 Jahren: Was die Proteste im Iran so außergewöhnlich macht [Easily infammable – Gravest unrest since 40 years: What makes the protests in Iran extraordinary], Der Tagesspiegel, 02/12, p. 6 ▪ Excerpts cited by Deutschlandfunk, 03/12 ▪ Translated into Persian: واکنش فاجعهبار اروپا در برابر سرکوبها در ایران [Europe’s catastrophic response to the crackdown in Iran], Kayhan (London), 04/12.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Iran’s bloody protests are just the beginning, DW Perspectives, Deutsche Welle (DW), 28/11 | DW translations: Brazilian Portuguese ▪ Persian.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Why Iranians are revolting again, Order from Chaos, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 19/11 ▪ Posted on RealClearWorld, 22/10 ▪ Excerpts reproduced in P. Gadalla, Unpacking this fall’s protests across the world, Brookings Now, Brookings Institution, 02/12 ▪ Arabic translation by the Brookings Doha Center ▪ Republished by Al-Jarida (Kuwait), 29/11 | Lebanese Center for Research and Consulting ▪ Excerpts translated into French (Libération, L’Orient-Le Jour, Les clés du Moyen-Orient [Arab transl. by Hafryat, Cairo]), Spanish (NuevaTribuna.es, Madrid | La Hora Digital, Madrid), Vietnamese (RFI Tiếng Việt) & Finnish (Helsingin Sanomat).
Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Payam Ghalehdar, The mirage of regime change: Why the United States is Khamenei’s bogeyman, Qantara.de: Dialogue with the Islamic World, 20/11.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Payam Ghalehdar, Iranisch-amerikanisches Verhältnis: Eine unendliche Geschichte der Feindschaft?, Qantara.de, 18/11 ▪ republished as »Die Mär vom Regime Change«, Iran-Journal, 02/12.
Iran schießt Proteste nieder: So blutig war es noch nie [Iran shoots down protesters: Never was it that bloody], interviewed by Volker Petersen, n-tv.de, 03/12.
Mia Swart, »Vicious crackdown«: Iran protest death toll at 304, Amnesty says, Al Jazeera English, 16/12.
Julie Kebbi & Soulayma Mardam-Bey, Les enjeux de l’après-révolte en Iran, L‘Orient–Le Jour, 07/12.
Borzou Daragahi, Iran admits 200,000 took part in recent anti-government protests, 731 banks torched, The Independent, 27/11 | in Turkish translation published by Independent Türkçe, 28/11 {Print version: Iran discloses sheer scale of anti-government protests, 28/11, p. 63} ▪ Comments reproduced in Arabic by Hawar News Agency (ANHA).
Wikistrat Special Analysis: The Regional Implications of the Protests in Iran, Wikistrat, 24/11.
Hazem Saghieh, How Bashar Assad Becomes a Symbol and Inspirer, Asharq Al-Aswat, 24/11 ▪ republished by The Independent (Bangladesh), 25/11 | Iraq and Lebanon protests must not go the Syria way, Khaleej Times (UAE), 25/11.
Jean-Pierre Perrin, Iran: les manifestants matés, la répression féroce commence, Mediapart, 23/11 ▪ Irán: tras la explosión social, la represión, transl. E. García, SinPermiso, 24/11.
Thomas Seibert, Iran’s regime in most serious crisis since 1979 as it cracks down on unrest, The Arab Weekly, 24/10, p. 15 ▪ Comments reproduced by Gulf News.
Unruhen: Rund 100 Protestanführer im Iran verhaftet [Unrest: About 100 protest leaders detained in Iran], Kurier.at (Austria), 22/11.
Iran : la stratégie américaine est-elle en train de fonctionner ?, L’Orient–Le Jour, 21/11.
Irans Führung setzt auf Härte [Iran’s leadership relies on stealth], Die Presse (Austria), 21/11, p. 4.
John Gambrell, Iran blames deadly unrest on outsiders, including US, Associated Press, 20/11 ▪ in Spanish, 20/11.
Karoline Krauser-Sandner & Evelyn Peternel, Sniper, Netzsperre, Tote: Geht es im Iran wirklich um den Benzinpreis? [Snipers, internet blackout, casualties: Is it really about the fuel price in Iran?], Kurier.at (Austria), 20/11.
Christian Böhme & Thomas Seibert, Unruhen im Iran: Geraten die Mullahs in Bedrängnis? [Unrest in Iran: Are the mullahs getting in trouble?], Der Tagesspiegel, 20/11 | My comments reproduced in Arabic by Sada Alsahil | Masr Al Arabia (Cairo) | Akhbar Yemen.
Georges Issa, بعد سنة على العقوبات النفطيّة… الإيرانيون في الشارع والنتائج لم تطابق الطموحات, An-Nahar (Lebanon), 20/11.
Delphine Minoui, Iran : la hausse de l’essence déclenche des révoltes [Iran: Fuel price rise triggers revolts], Le Figaro, 19/11, p. 9 • My comments reproduced by: ارتفاع سعر البنزين يثير انتفاضة في إيران و ربيع عراقي في شهر نوفمبر / تشرين الثاني, Radio Monte Carlo Douliya (Paris), 19/11 | صحف فرنسية: مظاهرات إيران لن تخمد والثورة ستطال خامنئي, Al-Ain (UAE), 19/11 | Kitabat (Iraq), 20/11 | روزنامه ها: مشکلات شدید معیشتی، حمایت مالی دولت از گروههای بیگانه در کشورهای دیگر و افزایش بهای بنزین مردم را به خیابانها آورده است, RFI (Radio France Internationale) Persian, 20/11.
Élie Saïkali, Face à la contestation, la contre-attaque du pouvoir iranien [Facing demonstrations, the Iranian government strikes back], L‘Orient–Le Jour, 19/11.
Lina Verschwele, Exil-Iraner unterstützen Protestierende im Iran, BR (Bayrischer Rundfunk) B5 aktuell, 23/11 {17m38–}.
Kein Sprit, kein Netz, keine Zukunft – Aufstand im Iran [No fuel, no internet, no future – uprising in Iran], hr2 (Hessischer Rundfunk) »Der Tag«, 21/11. {19m50–26m32}
Christian Buttkereit, Erhebliche Anzahl von Toten – Internationale Besorgnis über Lage im Iran [Considerable number of dead – International concern over situation in Iran], Deutschlandfunk »Informationen am Morgen«, 19/11.
Christian Buttkereit, »Bedeutende Zahl von Toten« – UN besorgt über Lage in Iran [“Important number of dead” – UN concerned about situation in Iran], Deutschlandfunk »Das war der Tag«, 19/11.
Proteste im Iran: Unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit [Protests in Iran: Hidden from public scrutiny], detektor.fm, 19/11.
Proteste im Iran: Über welche Repressionsmittel verfügt das Regime? [Protests in Iran: What are the means of repression the regime possesses?], Deutschlandfunk Kultur »Studio 9«, 19/11.
Proteste im Iran [Protests in Iran], Cosmo (WDR5), 18/11 & 20/11.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, There’s more to Iran’s protests than you’ve been told, PBS NewsHour, 3 April 2018.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Revolte gegen die Revolution: Bilanz zum 39. Jahrestag der Revolution in Iran [Revolt against the revolution: Balance-sheet on the 39th anniversary of the Revolution in Iran], taz.die tageszeitung, 3–4 Feb. 2018, p. 11.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Arash Sarkohi, »Fürchtet euch!« Wenn Slogans für sich sprechen [»Be afraid!« When slogans speak for themselves], Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 16 Jan. 2018, p. 37.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Causes behind Iran’s Protests: A Preliminary Account, Al Jazeera English, 6 Jan. 2018.
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Iran : Les racines et ferments de la colère [Iran: Roots and ferments of the rage], L’Orient-Le Jour (Beirut), 6 Jan., p. 9
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Wenn die letzte Hoffnung zerstört ist: Warum das Regime im Iran jetzt infrage gestellt wird [When the last hope is destroyed: Why the regime in Iran is now being put in question], Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin), 4 Jan., p. 6.
Iran Protests End, But Grievances Remain, interviewed by Aaron Maté, The Real News Network, 12/01/18.
Iran Protests: Takeaways and Prospects, Brookings Doha Center, 04/01/18.
Protests in Iran, DW (Deutsche Welle), »DW News«, 04/01/18.
Iran accuses ‘enemies’ as US seeks emergency UN session, Al Jazeera English, 03/01/18.
Protests in Iran, Al Jazeera English »The News Grid«, {29m34–35m40}, 01/01/18.
Weiter Proteste im Iran [Ongoing protests in Iran], interviewed by Jens Olesen, Deutsche Welle, »Der Tag«, 01/01/18.
What Triggered Iran’s Protests?, Al Jazeera English »Inside Story«, 30/12/17. [Media reports: DQ Yam (China), 02/01; Investing.com (Indonesia), 02/01; Rilis: Belita Politik Indonesia (Jakarta), 02/01]
Was bewegt die Jugend in Iran?, Böll.Fokus, Berlin: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, 28/03/18.
Claude Biver, Politesch Onrouen am Iran [Political unrest in Iran], radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), 30/01/18 | Radio feature, 29/01.
Proteste in Iran [Protests in Iran], Radio FM4 – ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation), »Auf Laut«, 09/01/18.
Proteste im Iran: »Junge Menschen, die mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen« [Protests in Iran: »Young people who stand with their back to the wall«], WDR 2, »Mittagsmagazin«, 05/01/18.
Proteste im Iran, BR2 (Bayrischer Rundfunk), »radioWelt«, 03/01/18.
Proteste im Iran [Protests in Iran], Ali Fathollah-Nejad interviewed by Jürgen Deppe, NDR Kultur, 03/01/18.
Proteste im Iran [Protests in Iran], Ali Fathollah-Nejad interviewed by Matthias Dänzer-Vanotti, Bayern 2, »radioWelt«, 03/01/18.
Proteste im Iran: “Das ganze System der Islamischen Republik wird kritisiert”, Deutschlandfunk, »Informationen am Tag«, 02/01/18.
Ann-Kathrin Büüsker, Iran: Was treibt die Menschen auf die Straße? [Iran: What drives people onto the streets], Deutschlandfunk, »Der Tag«, 02/01/18.
APA (Austria Presse Agentur), Iran-Experte: »Proteste sind neues Kapitel«, Salzburger Nachrichten, 19/02.
Ali Cem Deniz & Gersin Livia Paya, »Das iranische Regime ist reformresistent« [»The Iranian regime is resilient towards reform«], interview with Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Radio FM4 – ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation), 09/01.
Ferdinand Knauß, Iran-Experte Ali Fathollah-Nejad: »Rohanis Kurs war von Anfang an ungeeignet« [Iran expert Ali Fathollah-Nejad: »From the beginning Rouhani’s economic course was inadequate«], interview with Ali Fathollah-Nejad, WirtschaftsWoche, 05/01.
Thomas Ludwig, Interview zu Iran-Protesten: »Die Islamische Republik ist an sich kaum reformfähig« [Interview on Iran protests: »The Islamic Republic as such is hardly reformable«], interview with Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, 03/01, p. 3.
Vanessa Vu, Proteste im Iran: »Das Regime in Teheran ist reformresistent« [Protests in Iran: »The regime in Tehran is resilient towards reform«] interview with Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Zeit Online, 03/01.
Gian Micalessin, »Voi europei avete creduto all’esistenza di un’élite buona« [»You Europeans believed in the existence of a good élite«], interview with Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Il Giornale (Milano), 03/01, p. 10.
Susanne Klaiber, Umweltschützer im Visier: Irans Häscher schlagen wieder zu [Environmentalists targeted: Iran’s bloodhounds strike again] , HuffPost Deutschland, 14/02.
Roberto Vivadelli, Iran, le rivendicazioni delle donne vanno oltre il velo [Iran, women’s demands go beyond the veil], Il Giornale On Line (Milano), 24/01.
Muhammad Zamir [fmr. Ambassador], Iran protests highlight issues of good governance and accountability, The Financial Express (Dhaka), 21/01 ▪ a version published as Can there be meaningful change in Iran?, Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh), 20/01 ▪ Domestic issues need to be addressed in Iran, Bangladesh Post, 23/01.
Daniel Steinvorth, Die Mär von den guten und den bösen Mullahs: Solidarität mit den Iranern, nicht mit den Mullahs [The tale of the good and bad mullahs: Solidarity with Iranians, not with the mullahs], Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 19/01.
Stefania D’Ignoti, Women’s campaigns flourish beyond Iran protests, Al-Monitor, 18/01.
Josie Ensor, Why are Iranian protesters calling for the return of the Shah?, The Telegraph (online), 14/01.
Anna Samarina, Proteste im Iran: 21 Tote und über 450 Verhaftete – Warum reagierte die Bundesregierung nur zögerlich?, Epoch Times, 13/01.
Manfred Bergheim, Großen Hoffnungen folgt die Ernüchterung, VDI nachrichten, Verband Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI, Association of German Engineers), Vol. 72, Nos. 1–3 (12/01), p. 7.
Nadine Abdalla, Two Major Keys for Understanding the Iranian Protests (in Arabic), Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt), 12/01.
Jörg Lau, Iran: »Brot, Arbeit, Freiheit« [Iran: »Bread, job, freedom«], Die Zeit, No. 03/2018 (11–17/01), p. 6. {Persian translation}
Proteste in Iran [Protests in Iran], »Politik – Hintergrund aktuell«, bpb.de, Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education), 11/01.
Marcus Mäckler, Atomabkommen: Trumps heikle Entscheidung, Münchner Merkur, 11/01, p. 4 & Oberbayerisches Volksblatt (OBV), 11/01.
Fatima Al-Smadi, Iran’s Protests: Are They the Start of the »Bread« Uprising?, Report, Doha: Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, 08/01.
Asa Fitch & Jared Malsin, Behind Iran’s Protests: A Struggling Economy Despite Sanctions Relief, The Wall Street Journal (online), 04/01.
Ein Flächenbrand ohne sichtbaren Auslöser [A wild fire without apparent trigger], AFP, 03/01.
Samia Medawar, L’interventionnisme iranien dans la ligne de mire des manifestants [Iranian interventionism in the protesters‘ line of fire], L’Orient-Le Jour (Beirut), 03/01, p. 7. [Republished by Le Courrier international, 03/01]
Andreia Martins, Entre a “ingerência externa” e o direito ao protesto. O que se passa no Irão?, RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal), 03/01.
»Der Protest fiel auf fruchtbaren Boden« [»The protest took place on fertile gound], Münchner Merkur, 03/01.
Maseer Daily (in Pashto) (Afghanistan), 02/01.
Iran-Experte Fathollah-Nejad warnt vor Zerrbild der Proteste im Iran [Iran expert Fathollah-Nejad warns about a distortion of the protests in Iran), dpa (Deutsche Presse-Agentur), 02/01.
Marco Fieber, Aufstand von unten: Warum die Proteste im Iran ein Klassenkampf sind [Uprising from below: Why the protests in Iran are a class struggle], HuffPost, 02/01.
Gewalttätige Proteste: Iran verliert die Kontrolle [Violent protests: Iran loses control], Handelsblatt, 02/01.
Hunderte Festnahmen im Iran – Oberster Führer sieht Verschwörung [Hundreds of arrests in Iran – Supreme Leader sees conspiracy], gmx.at (Austria), 02/01.
Ariane Sohrabi-Shirazi, Iran protests: Why are thousands of Iranians demonstrating against the government?, Daily Star (UK), 02/01.
Why did protests erupt in Iran? Here’s everything you need to know about the protests rocking Iran, Vennomax, 02/01.
Jahin Khan, Economic Protests Shake Iran, The Organization for World Peace, 02/01.
„Der Protest fiel auf fruchtbaren Boden“, Oberbayerisches Volksblatt (OVB), 02/01.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Iran Protests Explained: Why Are Thousands of Iranians Taking to the Streets, Haaretz, 01/01.
Borzou Daragahi, Iran’s Rouhani Acknowledges Right To Protest, But Blasts Trump For Encouraging It, BuzzFeed News, 31/12/17.
Five things you need to know about protests in Iran, Al Jazeera English, 31/12/17.
Malin Rising, Experter: Ökande sociala klyftor bakom protester [Experts: Increasing social gaps behind protests], Omni (Sweden), 31/12/17.