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Israel's Fight-or-Flight Response

John Mueller
Ian S. Lustick
| Oct 30, 2008
A nuclear Iran may not be the biggest threat to Israel. Fear is a danger in and of itself.

Our Imaginary Foe

Geoffrey Kemp | Apr 25, 2008
Finding monsters under the bed and bogeymen in the closet. Why exaggerating the Iranian threat is bad for U.S. foreign policy.

The Three Rs: Rivalry, Russia, 'Ran

Robert D. Blackwill | Jan 02, 2008
If we want to calm Iran's nuclear ambitions, we're going to need to brush up on our diplomatic basics.

New Year, Old Story on Iran

W. Patrick Lang
Larry C. Johnson
| Mar 01, 2007
A year after their assessment of Iranian nuclear ambitions, the authors look back. There are still no good options for dealing with Iran.

Revisiting Iran

Fareed Zakaria
Cliff Kupchan
Joel Rosenthal
Gideon Rose
Richard K. Betts
Ian Bremmer
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
| Mar 01, 2007
The United States must find new and innovative ways to avoid the trap of a dead-end policy towards Iran. A roundtable discussion.

Reshaping our Iran Policy

Jim Saxton | Jan 03, 2007
U.S. policy must ensure the price of Iranian aggression becomes unaffordable.
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Commentary

Will Khamenei Compromise?

Reza Marashi
Ali Reza Eshraghi
| Apr 11, 2012
Iran's supreme leader is a cunning authoritarian, but he is not opposed to the right deal.

A Radioactive Situation

Eric S. Margolis | Feb 24, 2012
An Israeli attack on Iran would draw America into a war that is neither affordable nor in its interests.

Are Sanctions a Fatwa on Iran?

Yousaf Butt | Jan 13, 2012
The sanctions are not about Iran's nuclear program. They are aimed at regime change.
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Blogs

Rationality and Centrism in Tehran

Paul R. Pillar | Jul 08, 2011
Politics in Tehran have become more reasonable than politics in Washington.

The Dangerous Ahmadinejad Visit to Lebanon

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 13, 2010
Is Iran more than a paper tiger?

Counseling Surrender to Iran

Jacob Heilbrunn | Sep 20, 2010
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Books & Reviews

Botching Iran

Daniel Benjamin | Jan 03, 2007
With regards to Tehran, it is America that has been the constant bungler.

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