When sanctions meet corruption: Iran and the risk of conflict — Part 1

Arrest data from Iran's recent protests reveal how sanctions and corruption together hollow out the middle class — and raise the odds of internal conflict.About the author/sMohammad Reza FarzaneganMohammad Reza Farzanegan is Professor of Economics of the Middle East within the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany).

Source: Devpolicy Blog (ANU)