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What the Collapse of the Soviet Union Could Reveal About the Future of Post-Theocratic Iran & How To Fill The Vacuum

Noam Rotstain | June 2025 Abstract This paper explores the hypothetical collapse of the Islamic Republic of Iran through the comparative lens of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991. It analyzes the internal dynamics that led to the Soviet collapse—economic stagnation, elite fragmentation, and ideological decay- and assesses how similar structural vulnerabilities may also destabilize …

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The Universal Benefits of Peace: A Case Study of Europe Before and After World War II and Implications for the Middle East

Research & Policy,The Abraham Bridge Initiative / על-ידי Noam

By Noam Rotstain Introduction Peace is not just the absence of war; it is the foundation for economic growth, social stability, and political cooperation. The Middle East knows well that war often leads to destruction, displacement, and long-term societal trauma, while peace creates conditions where communities can flourish and live life peacefully. A powerful example …

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The Abrahamic Kitchen— The Cross-Culture Recipe Exchange

כתיבת תגובה / Research & Policy,The Abraham Bridge Initiative / על-ידי Noam

Where Culture Meets Curiosity — One Dish at a Time The Abrahamic Kitchen is a cultural exchange initiative where students from across the Abraham Accords nations step into each other’s kitchens — quite literally. Participants are challenged to recreate dishes from another member country, learning not just about flavours and ingredients, but about identity, tradition, …

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ציפור האש

Research & Policy / על-ידי Noam

In times of great darkness there is opportunity for greater light. Who gets burned down and comes back again stronger? Who is supposed to be legend yet still persistently exists? Who is the fire bird?

מי הם יהודי אשכנז?

כתיבת תגובה / Research & Policy / על-ידי Noam

Europeans or Middle Easterners? An empirical study indulging into the origins of the Ashkenazic sub-ethnic group. European Jewry has been recorded in the continent for over 2,000 years. The question of their origin and their authenticity to the rest of the Jewish people, the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and subsequently to the Land …

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