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The question is whether they’re enough. Experts have for years tried and failed to prove a relationship between the strength of campaign finance laws and levels of corruption and public trust in government. Some of this is no doubt due to the subtleties of how money infiltrates...
One of the opposition's vaunted strengths - a horizontal, decentralized organization that kept the movement alive despite widespread arrests - proved to have its limits. With different leaders calling for demonstrations at different locations, there was no one spot where a massive display of opposition force could hold its own against...
One tactic came in for particular criticism: the so-called Trojan Horse, in which opposition supporters would dress conservatively and blend in with government rallies until a prearranged time or sign would prompt them to reveal their Green Movement clothing and placards and chant antigovernment slogans. But that moment never...
Still, obituaries for the Iranian opposition are premature. "This is a cat-and-mouse game that is going to continue," says Parsi. For all the postgame hand-wringing, many in the opposition say that whatever victory the government achieved on Feb. 11 was hollow. Indeed, in order to stage simple...
Tapping into the economic grievances of average Iranians may be the next phase of the Green Movement, which has so far been strongest among Iran's urban middle classes. As the regime struggles with a mountain of government debt, unemployment and social subsidies, opposition organizers are sensing an opportunity to...