Valdai Club

Pan Dawei

Antonio De Bonis

Heribert Dieter

Cheng Dawei

Galip Dalay

Irina Deryugina

Radhika Desai

Arnaud Dubien

Ettore Deodato

Elena Dunaeva

Russian Federation

Senior research fellow with the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies.

Materials

Terrorist Attacks in Tehran: Iran Ceases to Be the Most Stable Country in the Middle East

Until recently, Iran was the most stable country in the Middle East. Attacks against the Iranian parliament and the terrorist act near the tomb of Imam Khomeini demonstrated that Iran is not fully protected.

What Lifting of Western Sanctions Means for the Iranian Voter

For the average Iranian voter, the lifting of economic sanctions is a breakthrough. The population was hit hard by the sanctions, however, over the past two years Rouhani’s government has undertaken measures to mitigate their effects.