Iran, Turkey, and the Non-Arab Street
To Western eyes, Middle East politics have again been stood on their head: Iran’s theocratic mullahs allowed the election of Hassan Rowhani, while the West’s favorite Islamic democrat, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, violently repressed peaceful protests. But recent events offer three important lessons.
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PRINCETON – To Western eyes, Middle East politics have again been stood on their head. Iran’s theocratic mullahs allowed the election of Hassan Rowhani, a man who announced in his first speech as President-elect that his victory is “the victory of wisdom, moderation, and awareness over fanaticism and bad behavior.”