My colleague Ali Alfoneh is probably the world’s foremost expert on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps today. As people try to figure out the IRGC as it faces down demonstrators, Alfoneh’s analysis is a must read.

* “Indoctrination of the Revolutionary Guards“
* “The Organization of the Revolutionary Guards“
*”The Revolutionary Guards’ Creeping Coup d’Etat“
* “The Revolutionary Guards’ Role in Iranian Politics“
* “How Intertwined are the Revolutionary Guards in Iran’s Economy“