Iran
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National Security Last Week at the United Nations (Feb. 19-26)
Increasing violence against civilians in South Sudan, Somalia; IAEA reaches temporary deal with Iran; human rights experts urge accountability at Guantanamo Bay. This and more…
Biden Risks Playing into the Hands of Iranian Hardliners
President Biden still has not made a demonstration of good faith by tangibly diverting from Trump’s maximum pressure approach on Iran. By not doing so, he is falling into the…
Trump’s War Powers Legacy and Questions for Biden
Will Biden rein in near-limitless claims of presidential authority to use force without congressional authorization and commit to restoring the balance of war powers between the…
Biden’s UN Nominee Thomas-Greenfield Awaits Vote After Questioning on China, Iran, Israel and More
As President Joe Biden prepares for his first major foreign policy speech in office this week, his nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, awaits…
Shifting Contours, But the Same Solution: Swiftly Returning to the Iran Nuclear Deal
While the landscape between Iran and the United States has changed dramatically over the last few months, the solution to Iran’s growing nuclear stockpile and increasing tensions…
Blinken Sails Through Queries on Iran, China, Russia, NATO, and More in Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Republicans and Democrats alike were mostly welcoming as they probed his approach to the world's trouble spots.
Military Families are Gunning for Peace this Holiday Season
I share my family’s story to underline the urgency behind avoiding war with Iran. We’ve become a nation that engages in wars of choice. We cannot continue down this current…
Six Reasons Why a Terrorist Designation for Yemen’s Houthis is a Bad Idea
The litmus test for U.S. policy on Yemen is simple: does it help end the conflict, or keep alive the millions of suffering Yemenis? A terrorist designation of the Houthis fails…
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Ceasefire Terms: A Tenuous Hope for Peace
Is the agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh sufficient to create a bridge to a lasting peace, or will its weaknesses reignite the fighting?
National Security Last Week at the United Nations (Nov 13-20)
U.N. General Assembly Condemns Iran’s Human Rights Record The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to end its ongoing human…
Why Biden May Try to Return to Iran Nuclear Deal Before Renegotiating It
With only five months between President-Elect Biden’s inauguration and Iranian presidential elections in June, in which hardliners are likely to prevail, a clean U.S. return…
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Shortage of Specifics Complicates Search for Solutions
As scholars debate how international law applies in this conflict, the lack of detail makes it hard to know what is taking place on the ground.