interview with Dr Harold Rhode In this in‑depth briefing, Dr. Harold Rhode explains why plans to carve Iran into ethnic mini‑states are not just unrealistic — they’re a recipe for civil war and regional instability. Despite its many ethnic and religious groups, Iran has a deep, shared cultural identity that most Western policymakers fail to understand. Dr. Rhode lays out why any serious conversation about Iran regime change must start from the reality of Iranian culture: a po

by Harold Rhode Absent an inclusive and culturally credible leader, Iran risks repeating its historical pattern of post-revolutionary chaos, regardless of popular hopes for democracy or reform. What Is Iran? It is essential to understand how Iranians see themselves before imagining an alternate future when Iran is again a respected member of the international community. What is Iran? First and foremost, most Iranians share a cultural identity more than a political one. Iran i

(Interview with Harold Rhode) by Ari Kalker Imagine witnessing the 1979 Islamic Revolution from inside Iran, advising multiple U.S. Secretaries of Defense for nearly 28 years, and later wading through chest-deep sewage in war-torn Baghdad to rescue the most important collection of Iraqi Jewish history in existence. That man is Dr. Harold Rhode. In this extraordinary episode, Ari interviews one of the most uniquely informed minds on the Middle East from inside the system. Dr.

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