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Clingendael Institute @clingendael.bsky.social · 22h

Iran’s religious foundations and the Revolutionary Guard Corps have come to control great parts of the country’s economy. Despite the beatings that Iran has suffered, this complex remains unbroken, guest blogger @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social writes.

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Beyond the IRGC: The rise of Iran's military-bonyad complex

By Kayhan ValadbaygiEditor’s introduction

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote this piece for @clingendael.bsky.social to trace how the fusion of Iran’s religious-revolutionary foundations and the IRGC has come to dominate the economy — a power base reinforced by U.S. sanctions, neoliberal reforms and political crises.

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Beyond the IRGC: The rise of Iran's military-bonyad complex

By Kayhan ValadbaygiEditor’s introduction

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · May 26

The paperback edition of my book, “Capitalism in Contemporary Iran: Capital Accumulation, State Formation and Geopolitics”, will be published in January 2026 by @manchesterup.bsky.social.

You can pre-order it here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195579/

#Iran #PoliticalEconomy

Manchester University Press - Capitalism in contemporary Iran

Capitalism in contemporary Iran - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Capitalism in contemporary Iran by Kayhan Valadbaygi

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Apr 17

A new review of my book is out — huge thanks to Marziar Samir for the thoughtful and generous write-up. Give it a read if you’re curious.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Capitalism in Contemporary Iran: Capital Accumulation, State Formation and Geopolitics

Published in The Journal of Development Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Hannes Baumann @hannesbaumann.bsky.social · Feb 14

New article where I examine Gulf deposits to other Arab states' central banks as monetary statecraft in the service of counter-revolution @ripejournal.bsky.social
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Monetary statecraft in the service of counter-revolution: Gulf monarchies’ deposits to Arab states’ central banks 1998–2022

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) monarchies have deposited several tens of billions of dollars in other Arab states’ central banks since 2011 to prop up recipients’ currencies. GCC currencies do not ...

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Adam David Morton @morton.bsky.social · Dec 5

One of the various books forthcoming in the @manchesterup.bsky.social book series with Progress in Political Economy (PPE) is this by @alfnilsen.bsky.social and friends. The PPE series is edited with Angela Wigger and @abieler.bsky.social @monicaclua.bsky.social @garethbryant.bsky.social

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Zachary Levenson @grundrza.bsky.social · Dec 2

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 25

Don’t miss this talk today by William Robinson on the global meaning of Gaza, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ). The event will take place online via Zoom, making it accessible worldwide. Be sure to register on Eventbrite!

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The Global Meaning of Gaza - a Public Talk by Professor William Robinson

The Global Meaning of Gaza - a Public Talk by William Robinson

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Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social · Nov 15

Big news! We’re ready to launch first call for book proposals in our new Modern Iran series at Bloomsbury/IB Tauris. DM me if you have questions. Look forward to strong proposals 🙏📚

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Charles des Portes @chdesportes.bsky.social · Nov 18

I’ve just created a starter pack for those working on racial capitalism, imperialism, ‘third-world’ Marxism. Let me know if you’d like to be added/removed

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 20

Solidarity, comrade! We will fight back together 👊

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

Just deactivated X/Twitter and deleted the app from my phone—feels amazing! Excited to connect with so many familiar and new faces here!

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

Here is the link to the article: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

Lastly, it shows that the agency of MENA states has been noticeable since the EU encounters difficulties in influencing GAFTA’s regulatory framework and dealing with the diverse interests of state elites in the region.

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

The paper also demonstrates that the global competitive dynamics, however, have constrained this preference, as the EU has been contested by the US in the Agadir Agreement area and China and, to a lesser extent, Russia in other GAFTA member states.

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

On the EU scale, it shows that the EU presents itself as a leading proponent of global market openness but strategically marginalises the GAFTA Agreement in favour of the Agadir Agreement to meet its economic needs by utilising the economic potential of specific MENA industries.

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

The paper argues that the complex interplay of developments and dynamics at the EU scale, global competition scale, and MENA scale across three distinct time frames (1995–2003, 2004–11, 2012–21) has shaped the EU regional integration strategy in the MENA region.

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

The method contends that understanding the EU's strategy in the MENA requires situating it within the dynamics of neoliberal capitalism and interrelated geopolitics. It also invites us to consider spatial and temporal scales of the EU strategy to unlock its "puzzling" approach.

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

The paper introduces a dialectical method based on the ontology of the philosophy of internal relations and the epistemology of the process of abstraction. This method is used to analyse the EU's strategy, with the Agadir and GAFTA Agreements as case studies.

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 19

🚨My recent co-authored article on the EU's "puzzling" and "contradictory" integration promotion strategy in the MENA region is now published in @gpejournal.bsky.social

Below is a brief thread summarising its main arguments.

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Adam David Morton @morton.bsky.social · Nov 19

Myself and @garethbryant.bsky.social have been editing the blog @ppesydney.bsky.social for 10 years now addressing the worldliness of critical political economy issues. So here's a thread celebrating its practical and theoretical diversity #HappyBirthdayPPE
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Latest Blog Posts / Events Tags:AllaffectAgnes Helleragrarian questionAIPENAlfredo Saad-Filhoanarchismanimal welfareanti-capitalismanti-politicsAntonio GramsciArab SpringarchitectureArgentinaartAsiaas...

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Kayhan Valadbaygi @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social · Nov 17

This is amazing, thanks Jasmine!

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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · Nov 15

Starter Pack on Colonialism, Decolonisation & Race 👇. Interdisciplinary and not limited to academics. Set it up last week so I may have missed people who joined recently - pls let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed). ..Overlapping starter packs v.welcome!

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Crystal A. Ennis @crystalennis.bsky.social · Nov 14

I'm building a Gulf Studies starter pack!

Send me relevant handles!
#menasky
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Crystal A. Ennis @crystalennis.bsky.social · Nov 14

I'm building a Global Political Economy starter pack!

Many new folks joining Bluesky - send me handles!
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