A Breakout Moment for a New Approach to Iran
Neither arms control nor military force is realistic. What would a more practical policy look like?
Council on Foreign Relations
International Criminal Court
In Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s clerics have groomed and promoted their ruthless enforcer
This month, Iran held the most boring — and most consequential — presidential election in its history. Boring because the election was rigged virtually from the start. What made it consequential is...
Op-eds
Good time for a timeout in the Iran nuclear talks
The EU and US must take heed of European intelligence that shows Iran’s intention to develop nuclear weapons.
Op-eds
Diplomatic Malpractice: Reforming the WHO After China’s COVID Cover-up
Memos
Latin America
International Organizations
International Law
Came the Islamic Revolution
The theocrats who seized power in Iran are still widely misunderstood
Op-eds
Trump’s Iran Achievement
Among Donald Trump’s proudest achievements as president was his withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), his predecessor’s nuclear agreement with Iran. The...
Op-eds
Partnering With Seoul to Deter Pyongyang
Seizing the Advantage in the Asia-Pacific
The Retrenchment Syndrome
A Response to “Come Home, America?”
The Abraham Accords
Will they transform the Middle East?
Op-eds
Joe Biden Will Be America’s Most Pro-Kurdish President
The real test of Biden’s pro-Kurdish sentiments will be whether the need to maintain pragmatic cooperation with Ankara and Baghdad will ultimately force him to temper his commitment to the Kurds that the mountains are not their only friends.
Op-eds
Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions
When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...
Memos
Below the Belt and Road
Corruption and Illicit Dealings in China’s Global Infrastructure
Monographs
The Islamic Revolution vs. Donald Trump
Iran and Ayatollah Khamenei are more influential today than at any time since 1979.
Op-eds
Torture TV
The Case for Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s State-Run Media
Monographs
Grey zone is the new black
Too many smart people don’t grasp that a war is being waged against us