The dream to establish the Republic of Iran with jewels in the crown –democracy, pluralism, secularism, inclusive elections and freedom of expression was dashed within a few months after the Shah of Iran was toppled in a revolution.
Dr. Mher Sahakyan is Director, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia. He was previously an AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute, University of Hong Kong. His most recent co-edited volume is China and Eurasia: Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order. Routledge, 2021.
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