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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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Nov 24, 2014

Kroenig on Nuclear Negotiations Extension

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins France 24 to discuss the recent extension of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 countries: Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Nov 24, 2014

Slavin: Iran Nuclear Deal Extension Presents New Perils

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on the recent extension of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

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In the News

Nov 24, 2014

Kroenig: Apply More Pressure on Iran

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for USA Today on the recent extension of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

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In the News

Nov 23, 2014

Hof on Key Players in Syrian Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

Huffington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on the role of Iran and the Obama administration in the ongoing conflict in Syria:

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In the News

Nov 22, 2014

Burrows: How the Middle East’s First Nuclear War Started

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows writes a fictional piece for Politico on the possible paths forward following the outcomes of nuclear talks with Iran: 

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In the News

Nov 21, 2014

Kroenig on Latest Round of Nuclear Talks

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins BBC to discuss the latest round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

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Event Recap

Nov 20, 2014

ISIS and Iran Nuclear Talks Draw Focus of Pre-Summit Dialogue

By Eric Gehman

In a warm up for the opening of tomorrow’s Atlantic Council Energy and Economics Summit, participants held a pre-Summit dialogue focused on how nation states can deal with rising nonstate powers across the Middle East. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) was a hot topic of discussion at Nation State vs. Nonstate Dynamics […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 20, 2014

Nuclear Deal Could Open US-Iran Cooperation Against ISIS, Ex-Officials Say

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deadline in Talks Likely to Be Extended, Says Former US Ambassador Thomas Pickering As international negotiators approach next week’s self-imposed deadline for reaching a compromise to let Iran pursue a nuclear program, US and French former officials told Atlantic Council forums this week that a deal could offer new advantages in the Middle East. An […]

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Event Recap

Nov 19, 2014

Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran

By South Asia Center

The South Asia Center’s Iran Task Force co-hosted a discussion with the Open Society Foundations on  the implications of a nuclear agreement with Iran. Former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, moderated the discussion with former Director of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, Brigadier General Uzi Eilam; and former Undersecretary of State, Ambassador Thomas […]

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In the News

Nov 19, 2014

Kroenig on Iran: Deal or No Deal, Destabilizing Threat Persists

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins Fox’s Happening Now to discuss the latest round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

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