By Pari EsfandiariThis war is not a conventional war—it is a collapse of the moral universe in which war is meant to be understood. Calls to “protect the Iranian people” coexist with threats to devastate…
The Iran crisis — the US has no…
By: Pari Esfandiari @ Gregory Treverton War by miscalculation can hardly be ruled out, but for the moment, both the Trump administration and Iran seemed to have decided to lower the temperature of the crisis.…
The intelligence did not justify Soleimani’s assassination
By: Pari Esfandiari & Gregory Treverton Concerns over Iranian retaliation or a complete nuclear break-out in the wake of the killing of Qasem Soleimani are understandable, but the real costs for the United States will…
Data Has Paralleled Oil in Becoming an Intensely…
BY GREGORY F. TREVERTON & PARI ESFANDIARI First Published in The Hill If oil was the black gold of the 20th century, data has taken over that mantle in the 21st. And just like oil…
Global Green in the Age of Trump
The U.S. President’s decision to walk away from the Paris agreement is the subject of this in-depth inquiry by Pari Esfandiari and Lassi Noponen. First Published at Dante Magazine It had been long expected. Donald Trump had promised…
Democracy in Crisis? – Analysing Donald Trump’s Victory
By Pari Esfandiari - First Published in Dante Magazine. An examination of the electoral seismic shifts – and discussion on what’s next for democracy. Opinions expressed are the author’s own. By now you have met…
The Digital Bomb
A Hermann Vaske Film European TV premiere on ARTE, on July 19th 2010 at 22:45h. “The Digital Bomb” is a rollercoaster-ride through the land of digital creativity. Internet-celebrity Tron Guy presents the past, present, and…
Vanguard: Women in the Iranian Election Campaign and…
Woodrow Wilson Center: A panel discussion about the role of women in Iran politics. Pari Esfandiari, Founder and President, Eclectic Woman - IranDokht; Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Former Member of Iranian Parliament and Visiting Scholar, Center for…