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March 17, 2010
Interview
With hopes high that strategic nuclear arms talks are wrapping up, Russia's position on new UN sanctions on Iran will likely figure prominently in U.S. Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Moscow this week, says CFR's Stephen Sestanovich.
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March 10, 2010
Must Read
Israeli Ministry of Defense adviser Uri Lubrani's opinion that supporting Iranian opposition is a better policy than considering a nuclear strike has gained momentum in Israeli policy cirlces, the Wall Street Journal reports.
See more in Israel, International Peace and Security
March 5, 2010
Must Read
The global effort to extinguish the nuclear peril needs to regain momentum. A bold act of leadership and imagination by one of the weapons-states could provide it.
See more in North Korea, Global Governance, Weapons of Mass Destruction
March 4, 2010
Must Read
U.S. fears Brazil and Turkey may weaken action toward economic sanctions against Iran at U.N. Security Council; high-level talks in China are trying to reestablish coordial relations aimed towards gaining Chinese support.
See more in Proliferation
March 4, 2010
First Take
Brazil's rebuff of U.S. efforts to toughen sanctions against Iran derives from its wariness of U.S. power politics, writes CFR Visiting Fellow Matias Spektor, but it's too soon to dismiss Brazil's role.
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March 4, 2010
Op-Ed
Weekendavisen
Micah Zenko describes five issues to consider in the likelihood of an Israeli strike on Iran.
See more in Israel, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 3, 2010
Article
American Interest
Walter Russell Mead argues that the United States could be brought into a conflict with Iran unprovoked, but being tougher on the Iranian regime now might ward off such a scenario.
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March/April 2010
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Despite international pressure, Iran appears to be continuing its march toward getting a nuclear bomb.
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February 23, 2010
Interview
The recent IAEA report finding strong evidence of Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear warhead suggests the U.S. should start working on strategies that include sanctions and building stronger alliances in the region, says nuclear expert David Albright.
See more in International Peace and Security, Proliferation
February 21, 2010
Op-Ed
The Daily Beast
Leslie H. Gelb discusses the "best of bad options" that President Obama has available to deal with Iran.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
Steven Cook discusses the impact of Pierre Gemayel’s assassination on Lebanese politics and Syria’s bid to reinstate itself as the country’s dominant player.
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