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Ray Takeyh

Commentary

Iranian Prognostications

What to make of the just-released National Intelligence Estimate saying that Iran stopped trying to build a nuclear weapon in 2003?

Dealing in Contradictions

One of the alarming tendencies in American discourse about foreign policy is the prevalence of "if A, then B" style thinking.

Altered States

You know it is election season when politicians lay out the platitudes.

Books & Reviews

Parthian Shot

Iran was a glorious empire, but has also been a conquered nation. This complex mixture of pride and insecurity continues to define the Republic.

Botching Iran

With regards to Tehran, it is America that has been the constant bungler.

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February 12, 2012