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In the News

Aug 20, 2018

Manning Joins MarketPlace to Discuss Global Tech Race

By Robert Manning

Listen to the full discussion here.

IranSource

Aug 20, 2018

Tehran’s Foreign Policy Originates from the Iran-Iraq War

By Holly Dagres

Every so often, the Iranian Committee to Find Missing Soldiers of the Iran-Iraq War announces the return of soldiers’ remains. A funeral procession of coffins draped with the Iranian flag—sometimes only containing a dog tag—is followed by hordes of Iranians wailing and mourning, as if the eight-year war only ended yesterday. To this date, tens […]

Iran

IranSource

Aug 17, 2018

Lessons from the Iran-Iraq War: Iranian Minorities Won’t Lead Transformative Change

By Neda Bolourchi

Before joining the Trump administration, National Security Advisor John Bolton penned an article on how to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement. In it, he also advocated helping ethnic minorities in Iran. Like previous American administrations, the Trump Administration seeks regime change in Tehran. And like the current White House, but more fervently, the […]

Iran

IranSource

Aug 16, 2018

Badr Brigade: Among Most Consequential Outcomes of the Iran-Iraq War

By Borzou Daragahi

The burly, graying men in the mismatched camouflage arrived in the late winter of 2003, setting up camp within the green hilly folds of northern Iraq. They were members of the Badr Brigade, a Shia fighting force that had been sheltering in exile inside Iran during the reign of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. They told […]

Iran Iraq

In the News

Aug 15, 2018

Fishman in USA Today: Donald Trump is Turning US Economic Sanctions into an Empty Threat

By Edward Fishman

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IranSource

Aug 15, 2018

Sixty-Five Years On: Iran Regime Change Advocates Haven’t Learned from Coup

By Paul R. Pillar

The Trump administration’s policy toward Iran aims for regime change. Possibly US President Donald Trump dreams of reaching some bold deal with the current leadership of Iran, but he has not laid out any feasible route to one. The administration’s dominant hope instead seems to be that stepped-up economic pressure will somehow lead disaffected Iranians […]

Iran

In the News

Aug 13, 2018

Preble in War on the Rocks: War memorials might help us avoid future wars

By Atlantic Council

On August 13, 2018, War on the Rocks published an article by Dr. Christopher Preble titled “Remembrance of War as a Warning.” Preble explores the concept of war memorials as a deterrence measure. He considers new ways to remember America’s wars and how such changes might help us avoid future wars. More about our expert

Conflict English

IranSource

Aug 10, 2018

How US Sanctions Impede the Women’s Movement in Iran

By Sussan Tahmasebi

While the world’s attention was on US President Donald Trump’s Twitter war with Tehran the other week, some good news in Iran escaped notice. A group of women’s rights activists arrested in front of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on International Women’s Day were acquitted, after initially being charged for planning and participating […]

Iran

In the News

Aug 9, 2018

Metzl on Tech Open Air: Homo Sapiens 2.0

By Matthew Bryza

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IranSource

Aug 9, 2018

Iran’s Turbulent Future

By Nader Uskowi

The news coming out of Iran these days tells the story of a country in crisis. The economy is sliding towards collapse, even before the first round of US sanctions were reinstated on August 6. Nationwide protests are calling for regime change—a dirty word in Tehran up until recently. The Iranian government and its military […]

Iran

In the News

Aug 6, 2018

Watts in Defense One: Stealthier Tanks Are On The Way

By John Watts

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In the News

Aug 6, 2018

Watts and Trotti on stealthier tanks in Defense One

By Atlantic Council

John Watts and Christian Trotti authored an article to explore how technological trends may produce stealthier tanks in the future, which will have strategic implications.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

IranSource

Aug 6, 2018

Trump and Iran: Nostalgia for Better Bumblers

By John Limbert

It’s a truism that every president makes us nostalgic for his predecessor. In the case of Iran, US President Donald Trump and his men are outdoing the bumbles and fumbles of Reagan, the two Bushes, Clinton, and Obama, while making those earlier presidents appear as far-seeing statesmen. Earlier presidents at least knew Iran was a […]

Iran

In the News

Aug 3, 2018

Dagres Quoted in The Independent on Iran Protests on Eve of US Sanctions

By Holly Dagres

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Iran

In the News

Aug 3, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on Detention of Chinese Academic

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Aug 3, 2018

Manning in the Korea Joongang Daily: Is this time different?

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Aug 3, 2018

Preble in The National Interest: The end of the liberal world order

By Atlantic Council

On August 3, 2018, The National Interest published an article by Dr. Christopher Preble titled “Is This the End of the Liberal World Order?” Preble argues that there is a pressing need to address the order’s shortcomings to move forward. More about our expert

English Politics & Diplomacy

IranSource

Aug 3, 2018

Keeping Rouhani Honest: Has Iran’s President Fulfilled His Promises?

By Holly Dagres

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s inauguration on August 3, 2013. Many campaign promises were made during Rouhani’s 2013 and 2017 presidential runs. ASL19, a technology and research group working on freedom of expression and access to information in Iran, has been tracking Rouhani’s full-fledged promises over the years. Similar to […]

Iran

IranSource

Aug 2, 2018

Back to the Future Off Hormuz

By Owen Daniels

“If they impose sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, then even one drop of oil cannot flow from the Strait of Hormuz.” After a long week of Iran headlines – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laying out the administration’s Iran strategy, Presidents Trump and Rouhani trading implicit threats of war, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Qassem Suleimani addressing […]

Iran Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

Aug 2, 2018

Back to the Future Off Hormuz

By Owen Daniels

“If they impose sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, then even one drop of oil cannot flow from the Strait of Hormuz.” After a long week of Iran headlines – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laying out the administration’s Iran strategy, Presidents Trump and Rouhani trading implicit threats of war, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force […]

Iran Saudi Arabia
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