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May 22, 2017

Slavin Moderates Panel Discussion on Iran Elections

By Barbara Slavin

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New Atlanticist

May 22, 2017

Iranians Vote for Competence Over Ideology

By Barbara Slavin

Iranians celebrated in the streets of their cities this past weekend out of relief that the most capable candidate on offer won the presidential election held on May 19. Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani’s solid victory over a younger and more hardline cleric, Ebrahim Raisi, was a triumph of competence over ideology and of openness over […]

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In the News

May 19, 2017

Slavin Joins VOA to Discuss Controversy in Trump Administration

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

May 19, 2017

Slavin Joins PRI’s The World to Discuss Iran’s Presidential Elections

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

May 18, 2017

Slavin Joins France 24 to Discuss Iran Presidential Elections

By Barbara Slavin

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IranSource

May 11, 2017

Dispute Over Helmand Water Spills into Iran Presidential Race

By Fatemeh Aman

During the second Iranian presidential debate on May 5, a candidate from the conservative camp raised an issue of great importance and political sensitivity: Iran’s disappearing water reserves.

Event Recap

May 5, 2017

Nurturing People-to-People Ties with Iran

By South Asia Center

On May 5, Barbara Slavin, acting director of The Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, moderated a panel on “Nurturing People-to-People Ties with Iran.” Slavin quoted a Mennonite professor, Harry Huebner, who has visited Iran at least 10 times as saying that “dialogue is its own justification.” This is particularly the case when […]

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Slavin Quoted by the Hill on the Trump Administration’s Rhetoric on Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

Apr 19, 2017

Slavin Quoted by Bloomberg on the State Department’s Review of the Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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IranSource

Apr 17, 2017

The Rise and Fall of Iran’s Khuzestan: A Calamity of International Significance

By Shirin Hakim and Kaveh Madani

In order to effectively address such multifaceted problems, we should shift our perspective towards the realization that environmental issues do not obey the confines of man-made borders and apply this understanding to seek pragmatic solutions.

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