The Kurds have an estimated population of 25-35 million and are the world’s largest stateless ethnic group. They are mostly … More
Category: Iran
The Foundations of Tolerance in Sufism
Ayatollah Seyed Salman Safavi The following is based on the contribution of Ayatollah Safavi to this week’s recent debate on … More
Tensions, Rivalries and Iraq
There remain a myriad of obstructions to Iraq’s peace and stability, namely the many diverging political groups, a resurgent ISIL threat, and the aforementioned geopolitical tensions that are manifested in a more insidious form. The Next Century Foundation empathises with the people of Iraq who suffer for this reality.
Covid-19 in Iran: Vaccine failure or policy mismanagement 
Iran is currently experiencing the highest Covid-19 death rate in the Middle East over the past few months. In August … More
Iran’s position on the Taliban
The following statement has been given to the Next Century Foundation by Ayatollah Safavi, Head of the Safavid Order of Sufi … More
Iran’s new President – mistimed manufacturing?
In Iran many Foreign Policy decisions are made long in advance by committee. This can be a blessing. It produces … More
Healing the Nations Conference 2021
A seven-day online event by the Next Century Foundation. To be hosted from Monday, July 12th to Sunday, July 18th … More
Iran: Oral Statement at UN 46th Session Human Rights Council
The Next Century Foundation’s Research Officer, Shamsa Hussain submitted an oral intervention at the 46th Session of the UNHCR on … More
UN 46th Session NCF Statement on Islamic Republic of Iran by Francis Walsh
The ‘maximum pressure’ policy imposed by the United States of America on the Islamic Republic of Iran has been counter-productive … More
The Sword of Damocles
As the Syrian civil war enters its second decade in 2021, what started as a peaceful uprising against the political … More
Iran’s Detention of Foreigners is doing them No Favours
On Monday 4th January, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the MT Hankuk Chemi in the Straits of Hormuz and … More
Fakhrizadeh’s Assassination and the nuclear deal
Just at the beginning of 2020 the headlines were dominated by the assassination of a prominent Iranian figure and the … More
Healing the Nations – Book Now!
The Next Century Foundation’s Healing the Nations Summer Conference The Next Century Foundation is holding a ten-day online conference … More
So What’s the Story on Iran?
Issues of the Week Iran has many decisions to make about the way forward in view of this year’s Presidential … More
Iran Changes Tack
The Next Century Foundation’s Secretary General, William Morris, expresses concern that international sanctions are preventing Iranian access to medical supplies … More
Israel’s Premier turns down chance to resolve Iran issue
Netanyahu Refuses Talks with Iran William Morris, the Next Century Foundation’s Secretary General, on information that the new Sultan of … More
So who Created ISIS?
Iran and USA compete for Hegemony in Iraq William Morris, the Next Century Foundation’s Secretary General, addressed lecturers at Takrit … More
Former US presidential envoy speaks candidly about Iraq and Iran
Brett McGurk, a senior national security adviser to three presidents, left the Trump Administration after the withdrawal of U.S. troops … More
Stumbling toward war: Why?
The following sequence of events was recorded by Stafford Clarry, one of our senior members in Iraq. He covers most … More
Conservative parliamentarians call for comprehensive new Iran deal
The Conservative Friends of Israel sent us the following note on the call from Tory MPs for a new deal … More
Is everything about Netanyahu?
The assassination of General Qassim Soleimani may or may not have been a risky strategy on the part of the … More
What’s the Endgame of Sanctions?
Stafford Clarry, Senior NCF Member in Northern Iraq, sends the following comment on moves to further increase US sanctions on … More
On the assassination of Qassim Soleimani
Catastrophe for the USA in Iraq The assassination of Qassim Soleimani changes everything in the Middle East. Even were there … More
So who was it?
The word is quietly awash with conspiracy theories. But what is the truth? Hard to know but this is a … More
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