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Geopolitics Inside Tehran's Italian School

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Imagine zooming in on a map of the Middle East, crossing continents until you land on a specific rooftop at No. 47 Lavasani Avenue. In this episode of pplpod, we conduct a structural archaeology of the Pietro della Valle Italian school, deconstructing how mundane data like coordinates and directory listings reveal the shifting fault lines of Global Diplomacy. We unpack the "unbroken pipeline" of education in Tehran, analyzing how institutions use standardized frameworks like CILS and CEFR to exert Soft Power and maintain a consistent Cultural Footprint on foreign soil. We deconstruct the "Active vs. Defunct" roster, exploring why certain Anglo-American campuses have shuttered while European and Asian counterparts thrive—a silent archive of severe ... 

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AmericanItalianItalyIranSchoolForeignRaw DataState OwnedTehranAffairsIstanbulMinistryPietroValleLavasani AvenueEuropean and AsianScuolaItalianaItalianoGlobal Relations