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.

• Read this issue
• All Middle Eastern Outlooks
• AEI's Outlook series

When browsing page listings, you can filter what you are seeing by subject matter:

• all subjects (the default)
• economics
• foreign & defense
• political & social

For example, someone interested in economic policy can filter a list of recent commentary so as to view material on only that issue.

Look for the filter bar near the top of menu pages, above the red page title and the "breadcrumb" trail of links.

For an even narrower focus, the website's research section organizes online offerings by specific subject.