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Iran–Iraq War

The Republic and the Rahbar

Gary Sick | Jan 21, 2009
With all of the hype surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and its incendiary President Ahmadinejad, we have been fooled into believe Tehran is one of our biggest threats.

Protecting Kosovo at the Expense of New York

Dimitri K. Simes | Sep 26, 2006
In his blog Subjective Evaluation, Dimitri K. Simes disputes former President Clinton's assertion that his administration

Lessons from the Chavez Controversy

Paul J. Saunders | Sep 22, 2006
Now on Subjective Evaluation from guest poster Paul J. Saunders, Publisher of National Interest online: House Democrat Charles Rangel may have been playing politics in his rebuke o

An Axis of Democracy?

Rajan Menon
Swati Pandey
| Jun 01, 2006
History kept India and Israel apart. But times have changed. Will strategic necessity keep them together?

The New Axis of Oil

Flynt Leverett
Pierre Noel
| Jun 01, 2006
A structural shift in energy markets creates new geopolitics.

The Culture Club

Lawrence E. Harrison | Mar 01, 2006
Not all cultures are equally conducive to progress.
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Commentary

The Balancer

Geoffrey Kemp | Feb 04, 2010
Iraq could be a military powerhouse and counter Iran—if it gets its act together.

Security First Forum: Iran's Long-Term Security Interests-and Ours

J. Peter Pham | Nov 26, 2007
Is now the time to abandon hopes of regime change and negotiate with Tehran on issues like its nuclear program and a possible security guarantee?

America's Iranian Deliverance?

Hossein Askari | Dec 14, 2006
Iran cannot halt the civil war in Iraq. But it can reduce the strife—and contain it.
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Blogs

Consorting with a Cult

Paul R. Pillar | Mar 16, 2011
The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend. Congressmen are playing nice with an Iranian terrorist group.  Hypocritical anyone? 

An Iraqi Nuclear Weapon

Paul R. Pillar | Dec 16, 2010
The ironies, inconsistencies and hypocrisies of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy.

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