Iran–Contra affair

warning to policymakers, intelligence failure is inevitable. However, why do intelligence failures occur? Within his post-mortem examining the failure of the Central Intelligence Agency 's National Foreign Assessment Center to warn of the Shah of Iran 's inability or unwillingness to respond forcefully to the Islamic revolution led by the Ayatollah Khomeini in the late 1970s, Robert Jervis calls for comparative case studies of intelligence success and intelligence failure (Jervis, 35). In…

In the world today, we see so many events happening that sometimes we do not know why they occur. In the western side of the world we see people living in more developed countries such as the United States and Europe. As in the eastern side there are countries that are a lower developed countries for example South west Asia and south Asia. To have a comparison between two countries that I will be explaining about are Europe and South West Asia. Those two regions have a lot of differences in…

of honor, until the shock of Watergate,” and this undermining of the government shook American’s down to their patriotic core (32). After facing such hardships, it was easy for the citizens to be skeptical of the government’s ability to handle its affairs, especially one as delicate as the Iranian-Hostage Crisis. The blame was easy to place on the government, “for most Americans, the hostages were a simple way of thinking about the state of their nation and the men who were supposed to lead it”…

Light is considered a key concept in Islamic culture, therefore, in Islamic art; a special place has been dedicated to it (Mahdavinejad, 2003: p. 30). Study the main sources in the field of Islamic Architecture of Iran, especially the available resources in the field of Iranian Islamic identity, in its general sense emphasize on the concepts, that light is one of the most important (Mahdavinejad et al., 2011). Light as a factor that makes the act of perception, has a central role in the visual…

From the sources we have on Cyrus the Great, it can be seen that he was a strategic minded person and at times employed various strategies and “changed strategic balance” during battles which was an effective feature of his leadership during his reign. This strategy was useful in both military and political situations and was useful in enabling him to establish and expand the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire, which lasted over two centuries, as successfully as he did. It is said in the…

Alexander the Great was now the King of Persia. Alexander then mistakenly led his army through Iran. Here many of his soldiers died. In 331 BCE Alexander entered Babylon which was surrendered to him. Babylon was one of the most beautiful cities Alexander had seen. In 323 BCE, Alexander died at the young age of 33. Theories for his cause of death…

turbulent history of Iran and Marjane’s turbulent life. Although devoid of color, the movie certainly does not lack in humor and charm. Growing up in Tehran, young Marjane (voiced by Gabrielle Lopes) is carefree and unstoppable, encouraged by her parents (voiced by Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian) and applauded by her unapologetic grandmother (Danielle Darrieux). They are all caught off guard by the Islamic Revolution of 1978, which deposes the western-backed Shah of Iran and replaces his…

tell a story of two young girls who are sent away from their native homeland due to the traumatic events they were being exposed to. Satrapi writes this non-fiction graphic novel to tell us about her memories when she was 10 years old growing up in Iran. Her eyes had been exposed to war, and she and her family…

Theocracy government has been around for many ages, but it wasn’t until Feb 11, 1979 the Pahlavi monarchy was overthrown, making Iran form an Islamic theocracy. Was this the right decision for the government? To understand this, we must look at how the government is operated first, see the citizens point of view, and see how the government is affected. Iran’s government consist of a supreme leader, guardian council, parliament, Assembly of Experts, expediency council, president, cabinet,…

Alexander grew up in royalty where warfare was common which eventually led to his powerful rise as a ruler. Given that he was, “Born into royalty as the son of King Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias”, Alexander was already suitable to become the next ruler (Reynolds). Having a king as a father really impacted Alexander’s leadership skills which came in handy when he became the general of an army, especially one set out to dominate the world. Alexander’s talents soon surpassed that of his…