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Oct 8, 2024

A bipartisan Iran strategy for the next US administration—and the next two decades

As tensions spike in the Middle East, how should the next US president approach Iran and its network of proxies including Hezbollah and Hamas? With a strategy that can be maintained for decades, by administrations of either party. A bipartisan, expert working group lays out the details.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 2, 2018

Iranian Habit of Demonstrating Boomerangs Against the Government

By Barbara Slavin

For forty years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has encouraged, even demanded, that its citizens participate in mass demonstrations. Repeatedly, however, Iranians have taken to the streets not to praise the regime, but to protest its policies. The latest protests began December 28, in Mashhad, a conservative city and home to a major Shi’ite Muslim […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 2, 2018

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Protests in Iran

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Iran has been rocked by the most significant protests in almost a decade. At least twenty people have been killed. Amir Handjani, a senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and a Council board member, discussed the reason for the protests, the Iranian government’s response, and how US President Donald J. Trump should […]

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In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Washington Post on Iran Protests

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Hellyer in The Globe and Mail: The West’s Support of Iranian Protests Should Not be Conditional

By H.A. Hellyer

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In the News

Dec 31, 2017

Slavin Joins NBC News to Discuss Iranian Protests

By Barbara Slavin

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New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2017

Miscalculations, Machismo, and Military Misjudgment Could Create New Global Hot Spots

By Daniel V. Speckhard

Connecting 2017’s political and military missteps to 2018’s global economic outlook The shift toward nationalist populism, demonstrated by the sweeping political changes around the world in 2017, has throughout history been a harbinger of global instability and conflict, and could directly affect both the international security landscape and global economy in 2018. Looking back, it […]

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In the News

Dec 17, 2017

Alfoneh Quoted in Christian Science Monitor on Iran’s Expanding Footprint in Mideast

By Ali Alfoneh

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In the News

Dec 15, 2017

Slavin Quoted in WJLA on Haley’s Evidence of Iran Violations

By Barbara Slavin

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Uncategorized

Dec 5, 2017

Hellyer Quoted in Washington Times on Iran’s ‘Shiite Crescent’ across Middle East

By H.A. Hellyer

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Issue Brief

Dec 4, 2017

Iran in Iraq

By Kenneth M. Pollack

Geographic proximity and shared religion, specifically Shia Islam, give Iran deep influence in Iraq, as shown in a new Atlantic Council issue brief entitled  Iran in Iraq, by American Enterprise Institute resident scholar Kenneth M. Pollack. Despite advantages in geography and demography, Pollack argues that Iranian influence in Iraq is not insurmountable. The United States should […]

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