Winds of Change: The Furture of Democracy in Iran

This book is well thought and well written. It speaks the loving and caring heart of Mr. Reza Pahlavi for his people (people of IRAN); with a well thought plan of what needs to be done to bring about the change and provide economical improvements as well as freedom and peace to his people which are so desperately in need out there.

Mr. Pahlavi is correct when he says the clerics who rule Iran live in a world divorced from reality. President Khatami TALKS all the time about meaningless things. He has charmed the Europeans but fails to address the REAL crisis Iran faces. For example - At last count the Iranian exiles are holding 600 Billion + dollars outside the country. Can President Khatami convince those people who ran for their lives in 1978-79 to return home? I think not. Worse as the generations change in a few years the old generation will be gone and their Americanized children will inherit the family fortune & Iran's future but they all came to America as children & many have become U.S. citizens. What will become of Iran if all it's National wealth evaporates?... If I am not mistaken the current generation are the first in 1000's of years in Persian history to inherit a standard of living below that of the generation before them. Most of these under 30 year olds have to sit and listen what a prosperous country Iran was -once upon a time. I suspect as the next election draws nearer Iran is going to become more volatile & unstable.

Reza Pahlavi's book, "Winds of Change," outlines the failings of the Islamic regime, economically, politically and morally. This is an intelligent and thoughtful book from the one person who is best positioned to bring about change that the Iranian people desperately need.I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in international affairs.

The book is well written and the reasoning presented is quite justified. I personally thought the first 3 chapters were light in substance but the rest of the book quite eye opening. My personal favorites were the last 2 chapters where some harsh possible realities were presented and discussed about my beloved Iran.I strongly recommend reading this book to all Iranians and only wish it was translated in Parsi so all could read. Mr. Pahlavi should be commended for this initiative and I am 100% for "today only Unity" slogan that he has presented. Only through unity Iranians can be governed and not ruled.One shortcoming of the book, in my opinion, is the lack of discussion about the advantages of a non-monarchy system in Iran. I believe the chapter on the advantages of monarchy was not presented within the context of today's world. It is true that there are monarchies such as Great Britain and others and they all have survived through the ages. But I hear a lot in the news that people of Great Britain are almost split in half over "long live the Queen".On the same token I believe a fair discussion about a Republic Iran and why it won't work could have been beneficial to the readers considering I personally would have enjoyed reading what Mr. Pahlavi sees as the advantages of each over the other.

In his new book: Winds of change", Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran openly calls for the clerics to peacefully step down and go back to the mosque. Thus allowing a secular Democracy to take over without any military interference or bloodshed. He voices the concerns of every Iranian disturbed by the present and seriously concerned about the future of the young Iranians under 30 , about 70% of the population. His campaign seems simple and achievable. He envisions a secular government, a civil society,atrue democracy with open dialogue with the west and most important based on the will of all Iranian people.The international community should come to terms with the reality and Iran's strategic importance and give him all their support.