The Foreign Policy Centre, a think thank close to Tony Blair, launched Understanding Iran: People, Politics and Power on April 2006 a report authored by Hugh Barnes and Alex Bigham. The report seeks to map out the diverse and diffuse power structures in Iran, analyse some of the personalities involved, and look at the potential for civil society. This is a powerful report in terms of highlighting the lack of understanding of modern Iran in Europe and America though with obvious weaknesses in the context due to the lack of enough contacts of the authors with Iranians inside Iran.
To download Understanding Iran, click - http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/776.pdf
