Inside the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
Ali Ansari, of the University of St. Andrews, is one of the most astute observers of Iranian politics. At the link is his incisive discussion of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the latest edition of The National Interest. It describes where the Guard started, how it became what it has become, and the severe fissures that exist within the organization itself.
He concludes that Iran is less a militarized state and more of a mafia state.
Must read.
