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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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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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Issue Brief

Nov 18, 2014

Mitigating the security risks posed by a near-nuclear Iran

By Matthew Kroenig

Deal or no deal, Iran will still pose a destabilizing nuclear security threat, writes Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig As worldwide attention focuses on the international negotiators rushing to finish a nuclear deal with Iran before a self-imposed November 24 deadline, we are in danger of overlooking the fact that Iran’s extant nuclear capability already presents […]

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Article

Nov 17, 2014

Column: Crunch Time for Iran Nuclear Talks

By Barbara Slavin

With only one week to go before a self-imposed deadline, the nail-biting is accelerating over whether Iran will reach an agreement with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) that curbs its nuclear program for years to come in return for sanctions relief.

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Article

Nov 14, 2014

Column: ‘Rosewater’ Shows ‘How Ridiculous’ Iran Can Be

By Barbara Slavin

Jon Stewart’s new movie, “Rosewater,” was conceived out of guilt and is being born at a potentially pivotal time for U.S.-Iran relations.

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In the News

Nov 11, 2014

Slavin: Sanctions, Politics Complicate Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on a potential agreement with Iran over its nuclear program: 

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In the News

Nov 11, 2014

Slavin on Rhetoric from Iran’s Supreme Leader

By Barbara Slavin

The Daily Caller quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin on nuclear negotiations between the P5+1 countries and Iran:

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