Enforcement of rulings: The Competition Council’s Achilles’ heel
Title of the 44th Main General Policies With the announcement of the 44th Main General Policies of the Constitution in 2005 on privatization, on 08/11/1386, the Law on the Implementation of the General Policies of Article 44 of the Constitution was approved by the Islamic Consultative Assembly and was finally approved by the Expediency Discernment […]
Water and Fire: Revisiting the Indus Waters Treaty after Conflict
On April 22, 2025, gunmen attacked a tourist resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing 26 people. India, blaming the attack on Pakistani-backed militants, retaliated by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, an agreement that had been in place since 1960 despite three wars and several crises between the two countries. Despite a ceasefire on May 10, the […]
Judgment and regulation: two wings of ensuring the public good
Judging in today’s world is much more difficult than in the past. Legal cases in economic areas have become more complex over time and have taken on different dimensions. Companies in competition with each other sometimes ignore the rules of the free market, leading to harm to the public interest. Citizens, as consumers of goods […]
Privatization in Iran: From Legal Idealism to Emerging Realism
Nearly two decades after the promulgation of the general policies of Article 44 of the Constitution, studies show that these policies have not been very successful in reducing the role of the government in the economy and have even established a new structure of government intervention in the guise of quasi-governmental institutions. This note attempts […]
From Trump’s MIGA to Khamenei’s MIGA: The Battle of Narratives for Iran’s Future Architecture
Dr. Mostafa Zamanian, Senior Advisor to the Sharif Governance Institute, in his strategic analysis of the recent developments in the Iran-Israel war, referring to the US project to create a narrative about the future of Iran, writes: In 2018, at the same time as sanctions against the Iranian economy were being tightened, Donald Trump tweeted […]
An Introduction to Government in Times of War
Political systems do not always govern in stable and balanced conditions. They are constantly exposed to storms that challenge the capabilities and capabilities of these systems in public administration. The most common of these special situations is military confrontation and war. Public administration in war conditions acquires special characteristics and naturally requires its own awareness […]