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Jun 11, 2019

Japan’s historic opportunity to play peacemaker between the US and Iran

By Sachi Sakanashi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will finally make a trip to Iran on June 12. Since becoming prime minister at the end of 2012, every time Abe attempted to visit Tehran, the idea was eventually withdrawn mainly due to US disapproval, according to rumors.

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In the News

Jun 10, 2019

Michel Duclos interviewed in France Inter: L’ancien diplomate Michel Duclos est l’invité de Léa Salamé à 7H50. Il publie “La longue nuit syrienne” aux éditions de l’observatoire.

By Michel Duclos

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IranSource

Jun 10, 2019

A non-subversion pact for the Persian Gulf?

By Barbara Slavin

A major complaint of those who rejected the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is that it did nothing to curb Iran’s regional interventions and actually may have spurred them.Iran, these opponents argue, remains a theologically driven hegemon out to subvert Arab states and turn them into states too weak to threaten Tehran. Thus they reject recent proposals […]

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Jun 8, 2019

Michele Duclos quoted in Expresy: “the Syrian conflict has triggered a vicious circle”

By Michel Duclos

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Jun 8, 2019

Michel Duclos quoted in L’express: “le conflit syrien a déclenché un cercle vicieux”

By Michel Duclos

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IranSource

Jun 7, 2019

INSTEX: More about politics than economics?

By Mohsen Tavakol

Ever since the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, the European Union (EU) has emphasized its sovereignty regarding both commercial and political relations with Iran, insisting that it could continue trade under the framework of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Despite that, trade has cratered and a mechanism—the […]

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Event Recap

Jun 6, 2019

Event Recap: Can the United States and China Cooperate in the Middle East?

By David A. Wemer

This recap originally appeared in The New Atlanticist. Watch the video. While the United States and China grapple over trade, intellectual property rights, technology transfer, and geopolitical tensions in East Asia, open competition has not yet extended to the Middle East, a region where Washington remains a major player and Beijing has rapidly expanded its influence.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2019

Can the United States and China cooperate in the Middle East?

By David A. Wemer

While the United States and China grapple over trade, intellectual property rights, technology transfer, and geopolitical tensions in East Asia, open competition has not yet extended to the Middle East, a region where Washington remains a major player and Beijing has rapidly expanded its influence.

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In the News

Jun 6, 2019

Michel Duclos quoted in Liberation: Pour Al-Assad, tout est permis, il n’y a pas de limite à l’inhumanité

By Michel Duclos

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Jun 6, 2019

Michel Duclos mentioned in Espirit: La longue nuit syrienne Rencontre avec Michel Duclos

By Michel Duclos

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