Eldar Mamedov

Eldar Mamedov has worked as a Latvian diplomat in Madrid and Washington DC. Between 2009 and 2024, Mamedov served as a political advisor in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, and was in charge of the delegations for inter-parliamentary relations with Iran, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. Mamedov is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a member of the Pugwash Council on Science and World Affairs, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization dedicated to seeking a world free of nuclear weapons and other WMDs.

Europe at a Crossroads: Social Democrats Must Reclaim Iran Diplomacy

Eldar Mamedov

As US-Iran talks teeter, the EU's once-pivotal diplomatic role risks fading. Social Democrats face a crucial moment to revive Europe's voice.

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It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal. European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.