Mirjam Kunkler (Princeton): Electoral Victory, Political Defeat: A Failed Democratic Transition in Iran. A trip to the Iranian resort island of Kish illuminates the strange consequences of economic sanctions. A nuclear Iran: Alireza Nader on why it won’t be the end of the world if the mullahs get the bomb. Roger Cohen reviews Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett. Adam Shatz reviews Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences by James Buchan. From Foreign Affairs, the power struggle begins in Iran: Meet Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, Ahmadinejad’s chosen successor; and Hooman Majd on Iran's democracy of small differences: Why, despite everything, Iranians are still excited to vote. Cameron Abado on the unpopular populist: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is ending his presidency an outcast. Iran is in the throes of an unprecedented sexual revolution — could it eventually shake the regime?
