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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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Apr 4, 2016

Iran Can Overcome Low Oil Prices

By Nazia Khan

Low oil prices have had an impact as great as nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, which ended its 2015 fiscal year on March 20 with a disappointing estimated growth rate of 1 percent. Nevertheless, Iran is in a better position to weather this situation than many other oil-producing countries. 

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In the News

Apr 2, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Mic on Saudi Arabia’s Post-Oil Economy Investment

By Jean Francois Seznec

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In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Seznec Quoted by the New York Times on Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Global Energy Industries

By Jean Francois Seznec

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Energy & Environment Iran

IranSource

Mar 28, 2016

Iran’s Absence from the Nuclear Security Summit is a Missed Opportunity

By Kelsey Davenport

When over fifty world leaders gather in Washington on March 31 for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit, Iran will be absent from the table.  

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In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Voice of America on How Low Oil Prices are Affecting Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Jean Francois Seznec

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Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Healey Quoted in Vocativ on Cyber Warfare Between Iran and the United States

By Jason Healey

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IranSource

Mar 23, 2016

Saudi Arabia Needs to Change its Zero Sum Approach to Iran

By Amir Handjani

Perhaps no single rivalry will determine the future of the Middle East more than that of Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns Writes in Financial Times: Barack Obama Has Risked US Credibility in the Middle East

By Nicholas Burns

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IranSource

Mar 21, 2016

Putin Decision to Withdraw Forces from Syria Is a Betrayal of Iran

By Abbas Qaidaari

It seems that most Western elites and politicians believe that Iran and Russia have an amiable relationship and that Tehran and Moscow confide in each other thoroughly. However, this is not the case, as Russia’s recent decision to withdraw forces from Syria shows.

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Mar 21, 2016

Vakhshouri on Voice of America (Iran Service) on Iran and Economic Effects from the Iranian Petroleum Contract

By Sara Vakhshouri

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