The recent upheaval in Iran is exactly the type of geopolitical volatility we predicted would result from the economic crisis: with the regime's money spigot turned off, many Iranians are no longer content directing their rage at the U.S. and Israel.
Ross Douthat, the new Times columnist, writes that stagnating GDP, joblessness, and inflation are the root causes of the challenge to Ahmadinejad, and that the obvious election fraud may permanently discredit the clerical leadership.
It is too early to tell, but the geopolitical shift may in fact be favorable for the West--a lucky turn indeed, if it is true.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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