One of the most challenging questions of democracy might indeed be: why did so many people vote for Adolf Hitler even though he acted against their interests? Virtually the same can be said for those ...

Iran’s influence extends beyond military capabilities to the export of a powerful ideological system centered on martyrdom. Rooted in the historical memory ofthe Battle of Karbala and the legacy of ...

At first glance, the militant movement Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) appear to represent opposite poles of the Islamic world. ISIS ...

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Ordinarily the word “ideology” has a pejorative connotation in American usage. That overtone seems even more pronounced with “ideologue,” which is always derogatory. A partial exception could be made ...