Islamic history Commentary

Sanction Iran

Hossein Askari | Apr 02, 2010
Obama can act unilaterally. If he does this well, the regime might collapse in less than a year. What is he waiting for?

Lobbyists

Doug Bandow | Mar 08, 2010
The Armenian genocide dispute is just the latest example of the negative influence of ethnic lobbies on U.S. foreign policy.

A Failed Revolution

Hossein Askari | Aug 17, 2009
Iran’s opposition is leaderless and has little hope. The theocratic regime’s violent campaign to stifle all dissent is working.

Mullahs & Generals

Hossein Askari | Jul 31, 2009
Ahmadinejad and Khamenei have no legitimacy. To survive, they may make Iran a military dictatorship.

Iran Update: Khamenei on the Way Out?

| Jul 06, 2009

Misreading Tehran

Suzanne Maloney | Jun 26, 2009
America’s Iran watchers blew it. To make sure we aren’t caught by surprise with Tehran’s politics again, we need to understand the deep republican streak of the Iranian people—and the lengths to which their leaders will go to stifle it.

The Un-Islamic Republic

Hossein Askari | Jun 22, 2009
The time for restraint in the Iranian election dispute has passed. America must throw its rhetorical weight behind the demonstrators and push for harsh sanctions to undermine the clerical regime.

Shunning the Mullahs

Hossein Askari | Jun 17, 2009
Iran is seeing its greatest crisis since the 1979 Revolution. If America avoids legitimizing the regime, the government may well fall.

A Vote of No Confidence

Kenneth M. Pollack | Jun 15, 2009
Iran’s election reminds us of the country’s lack of transparency—which makes it harder to believe Tehran’s assertions about its nuclear program.

To Talk or Not To Talk?-That is The Question

Robert S. Leiken | Apr 25, 2007
In the Middle East and elsewhere, we do not have the luxury of choosing our allies like dessert, based on our inclinations or whether we happen always to like what they say. The Muslim Brotherhood merits our attention.

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