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June 3, 2018
Maximum Pressure 2.0: How to Improve Sanctions on North Korea
Read the full memo here. President Donald Trump cancelled h...
May 20, 2018
Deal or No Deal, The IAEA Must Monitor Iran’s Nuclear Program
Read the full memo here. Introduction:...
May 20, 2018
Iran: The Shi’ite Imperial Power
Read the full research piece here....
April 5, 2018
Pushing Back on Putin: Gaining Leverage with Cheaper Oil and Gas
Read the full memo here. Executive Summary a...
April 4, 2018
The IAEA’s Right and Obligation to Inspect Military Facilities in Iran
In order for the nuclear deal with Iran to ensure the “exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must be able to insp...
March 29, 2018
Monitoring Iranian Weaponization Activities: Another Crucial Flaw of the Nuclear Deal
Read the full memo here. Introduction Th...
January 24, 2018
Iranian Ballistic Missile Tests Since the Nuclear Deal – 2.0
Read the full memo here. Executive...
January 10, 2018
Bitcoin Laundering
Introduction Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency, long obscured with a reputation as a fringe economic phenomenon, has gone mainstream. The skyrocketing price in late 2017...
September 18, 2017
Certifying Iran’s Compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
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August 31, 2017
Verifying Section T of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Co-authored by David Albright. Download the full report here....
August 14, 2017
Iran’s Compliance with UNSCR 2231: Alleged Violations Must Be Addressed
Co-written by Valerie Lincy. [1]...
July 17, 2017
Risks of Doing Business with Iran
Executive Summary Conducting business in the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to entail profound risk. Nearly one year after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) tem...
July 10, 2017
Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Protect the National Security Industrial Base
Co-written by Michael Hsieh. Download the full memo here....
June 14, 2017
Drawing a “Broader Conclusion” on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Download the full memo here. Under the terms of the nuclear deal with Ira...
June 13, 2017
A New North Korea Sanctions Approach
Download the full memo here. Introduction...
May 15, 2017
Iranian Presidential Election Primer
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April 17, 2017
Auditing Standards for Clients Doing Business with Iran
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March 2, 2017
Mohsen Qomi: A Revolutionary Diplomat on the Rise
Co-written by Youhanna Najdi. This article is the first part of a series that aims to shed light on the inner circle of Iran’s Office of the Supreme Leader (OSL). The...
February 22, 2017
Framework and Terminology for Understanding Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
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February 9, 2017
Iranian Ballistic Missile Tests Since the Nuclear Deal
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January 13, 2017
Should Boeing and Airbus sell planes to Iran Air?
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December 23, 2016
Iranian Moves Offer Opportunity to Improve JCPOA
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November 28, 2016
Concerns about a Reduction of Transparency in IAEA Reporting on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Introduction While the U.S. administration maintains that Iran has thus far complied with the nuclear deal, the recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) r...
September 29, 2016
Designing a New Anti-Money Laundering System
Download the full report here. Over the p...
August 31, 2016
Settling with Iran: $1.7 Billion and U.S. Hostages
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August 12, 2016
Russia and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Download the full memo here. For a decade, Russian President Vlad...
July 29, 2016
Iran’s Breakout Time Drops Below Administration Benchmarks
Iran plans to manufacture and install additional advanced centrifuges at its Natanz facility in about 10 years, substantially boosting the country’s uranium-enrichment capability, according...
July 1, 2016
Uranium Particles at Parchin Indicate Possible Undeclared Iranian Nuclear Activities
On December 2, 2015, the IAEA issued its assessment on past and present outstanding...
June 27, 2016
Legitimizing Iran’s Nuclear Program with a Broader Conclusion
This January, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) embarked on the difficult road towards Transition Day – October 18, 2023, or earlier if the IAEA can reach a...
June 27, 2016
EU-Iran Nuclear Cooperation: The Case for Stronger Safety and Nonproliferation Standards
The constraints imposed on Iran’s activities under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) curb Tehran’s nuclear program for eight to 15 years. The key restrictions on the prog...
June 24, 2016
Legitimizing Iran’s Nuclear Program with a Broader Conclusion
This January, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) embarked on the difficult road towards Transition Day – October 18, 2023, or earlier if the IAEA can reach a...
June 14, 2016
Don’t Buy the Spin: Iran is Getting Economic Relief
Co-written by Rachel Ziemba...
May 6, 2016
Iran Still Owes $53 Billion in Unpaid U.S. Court Judgments to American Victims of Iranian Terrorism
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 20 that nearly $2 billion in frozen Iranian government funds must be turned over to injured survivors and families of Americans killed in the 1983 bombing of...
March 16, 2016
Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program and Economic Sanctions
Download the full memo here. Executi...
March 4, 2016
The IAEA’s Latest Report Falls Short
Executive Summary: The International Atomic Energy Agency’s most recent report on Iran’s nuclear activities provides insufficient details on important verification and monitoring...
January 21, 2016
Beyond Implementation Day: Transparency and Enforcement for the Long Term
Implementation Day marks the beginning of the true test of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are embarking on the long walk to...
December 8, 2015
Next Steps in the Implementation of the JCPOA
On December 2, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its long-awaited report on possible military dimensions (PMDs) of Iran’s nuclear program. The...
September 11, 2015
Iran’s Mysterious Shrinking Reserves: Estimating the Value of Tehran’s Foreign Assets
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July 31, 2015
Gold Rush: The Dismantling of the Sanctions Regime Against Iran
Dow...
June 29, 2015
Iran’s Economic Resilience Against Snapback Sanctions Will Grow Over Time
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June 26, 2015
Sanctions Evasion Series
FDD’s...
June 2, 2015
2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections
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June 2, 2015
Turkish Medium-Term Economic Scenarios: The Costs of Policy Stasis
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February 4, 2015
Iran’s Economy Will Slow But Continue To Grow Under Cheaper Oil and Current Sanctions
Download Full Report Here Co-authored by Jennifer...
October 30, 2014
Roubini Report: Out of the Red, Slowly Growing
Download full publication here With the November 24 deadline loomin...
October 10, 2014
Türkiye’yi NATO’dan çıkartma vakti mi?
Translation by Merve Tahiroglu, view original article here. Suriye�...
July 1, 2014
The Petropower War On Fracking
In London late last month, NATO’s Secretary General revealed what many in the energy industry have long suspected: that Moscow has been backing anti-fracking activists in Europe to sabotage...
May 15, 2014
New Sentiment Indicator Shows Positive Impact of Sanctions Relief on Iran’s Economy
Co-authored by Paul Domjan Download the report (PDF)....
January 9, 2014
Early Signs of an Iranian Economic Recovery
Co-authored by Rachel Ziemba (Roubini Global Economics) The U.S. Senate has 54 bipartisan co-sponsors for new legislation that would impose sanctions on Iran if it cheats on its...
December 9, 2013
The Real Value of Auto Sanctions Relief to Iran
American sanctions on “Iran's auto industry, as well as sanctions on associated services,” like insurance, transportation and financial, will be suspended, according to the...
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