Iran is the focus of our Special Report this week. How much do you know about the Islamic Republic?

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After years of speculation, journalists from the UK paper the Guardian and US historian Sasha Polakow-Suransky disclosed information that could prove what many had been suspecting for years: Israel has the bomb. Polakow-Suransky came across a bundle of classified documents when conducting research in South Africa. These papers were handed over by the current South [...]

The Islamic Republic’s recent political provocations against the West have left observers wondering: Is such behavior the result of careful calculation or messianic madness? This ISN Special Report contains the following content: An Analysis by Philip McCrum about Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s fragile hold on power five years after his contested election win. A Podcast interview [...]

We’re examining concepts of national identity and nationalism in Switzerland this week, but what do you know about these concepts in other countries? Test your knowledge and find out.