The Pension Crisis in Iran Through a Global Lens/ Ahmad Alavi

Pension funds, as the cornerstones of social security systems, play a key role in ensuring economic security, reducing poverty, and strengthening social cohesion. However, inefficiencies in these funds can lead to economic instability, increased inequality, and erosion of public trust. In Iran, pension funds such as the Civil Servants Pension Fund and the Social Security […]...

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Execution as a policy/ Ahmad Alavi

Based on the recent report by Amnesty International (published on April 8, 2025), (1) the Islamic Republic, with a minimum of 972 executions, accounts for more than 64% of all recorded executions in the world. This figure puts the regime ruling over Iran in the first place among the countries carrying out executions in the […]...

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Serious Economy/ Ahmad Alavi

Ramali and falgiri, as part of the informal economy, have deep roots in many developing societies, including Iran. This phenomenon, which thrives in a context of economic, social, and cultural crises, not only leads to the withdrawal of capital – both financial, human, and social – from the productive and formal economic cycle, but also […]...

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The Thought of Possible Transfer of the Capital from Tehran to Makran: Opportunities, Challenges / Ahmad Alavi

The idea of relocating the capital in Iran, especially from Tehran to the Makran region, has recently been raised due to environmental challenges, population density, and Tehran’s vulnerability to natural disasters. This plan aims to achieve goals such as balanced regional development, strengthening geopolitical position, and reducing centralization. However, implementing such a plan can have […]...

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The Super-Crisis of Power Outages in Iran: Causes and Consequences/ Ahmad Alavi

Reliable and sustainable access to electrical energy is vital for Iran, serving as a key driver of economic and social growth. Electricity plays a fundamental role in manufacturing, agriculture, services, and information technology. Thus, disruptions in electricity production, transmission, and consumption networks have significant consequences on macroeconomic variables such as economic growth, productivity, employment, investment, […]...

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“Repentance” or “social rehabilitation”? / Ahmad Alavi

In early July of this year, the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a memorandum on repentance in 9 articles. This memorandum was developed in accordance with the implementation of articles 114 to 119 of the Islamic Penal Code, passed in 2013, and paragraph “c” of article 24 of the […]...

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Where is the source of the crisis of “water”? / Ahmad Alavi

The “water crisis” has now turned into one of the major economic, environmental, and socio-political crises in Iran. This crisis did not occur suddenly and unexpectedly, but it is the result of a historical process over the past four decades. Reckless consumption and non-compliance with scientific standards, as well as lack of investment in restructuring […]...

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If the union is not independent, the laws will also be ineffective; in conversation with Dr. Ahmad Alavi / Conversation with Ali Kalaii.

He emphasizes that “if appropriate laws are to be created for the workforce, the workforce must have political power.” He considers Iran’s economy to be oil-based and sees the numbers and figures announced for reducing Iran’s dependence on oil as deception and manipulation. He argues why he believes this economy is still oil-based and, of […]...

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What group does inflation target in food items? / Ahmad Alavi

This is not a complete sentence, so it cannot be translated accurately. Please provide a complete sentence for translation.Ahmad Alavi According to the latest published reports by the Statistical Center of Iran regarding inflation and the rising prices of goods, there has been a significant increase in the prices of food items, especially protein sources […]...

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