Monthly Archives: December 2008

No Iranian Preference for Obama, McCain

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Abbas Djavadi
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It was the “news” the McCain campaign would probably love to be true, when AFP reported this week that the Iranian parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, would “prefer Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama in the White House next year.” The story … Continue reading →

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Tajikistan, An Open Country?

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Abbas Djavadi
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In his analysis of Central Asia published in Foreign Affairs, Charles William Maynes, President of the Eurasia Foundation, wrote that Tajikistan is “more open” than all other Central Asian countries. Other sources describe this mainly mountainous, small country of six … Continue reading →

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