In the latest edition of Middle Eastern Outlook, Ali Alfoneh argues that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is attempting to consolidate power by weakening and discrediting the clergy.

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In Making a Killing: The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade, AEI resident fellow Roger Bate analyzes the burgeoning international trade in counterfeit drugs and recommends steps that governments and law enforcement agencies could take to stop it.

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