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It’s Time for Iran to Revisit Its Political Tradition of Liberalism

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It’s Time for Iran to Revisit Its Political Tradition of Liberalism
A guide leads tourists at the Dowlat Abad Garden in Iran's central city of Yazd on July 3, 2023. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Bonner
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Whenever the Islamic Republic in Iran seems about to collapse, it manages to hold together. This seems to defy all normal rules, since the regime is extremely unpopular and widely loathed.

Michael Bonner
Michael Bonner
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Michael Bonner is a communications and public policy consultant at Atlas Strategic Advisors. He holds a doctorate in Iranian history from the University of Oxford, and is also an author. His latest book is “In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present.”
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