The End of an Era in Iran
Ray Takeyh states, "The Islamic Republic has entered its post-authoritarian stage."
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Ray Takeyh states, "The Islamic Republic has entered its post-authoritarian stage."
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Steven A. Cook discusses Turkish domestic politics after the uprisings.
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Kenneth M. Pollack and Ray Takeyh state, ""... it is time to appreciate that the only manner of inducing meaningful change in the Islamic Republic's behavior without the resort to war is to otherwise imperil its very existence."
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Ray Takeyh says the Arab Spring has created a unique opportunity for the United States and Europe to achieve their maximalist objectives in the Middle East without resorting to force.
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While we can contain terrorism, we can't afford the costs of trying to eliminate it and will have to learn how to live with the chronic threat of low-level attacks, says CFR's Stephen Biddle.
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Which policies have worked and which ones need work ten years after the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history? CFR experts examine ten issues that have preoccupied U.S. planners.
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Ray Takeyh argues that despite economic sanctions and other attempts to curtail technological development in Iran, its nuclear program has grown in sophistication and capability over the past two decades.
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Steven A. Cook discusses the resignation of Turkey's general staff.
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Steven A. Cook says the Turkish model of military rule is wrong for Egypt.
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Stephen Biddle discusses how domestic politics still clashes with strategic imperatives in U.S. Afghan policy.
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In testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Ray Takeyh says that mutual antipathy to the presence of the Iranian opposition party Mujahidin-i Khalq in Iraq is the one issue that has brought Tehran and Baghdad together.
Suzanne Maloney and Ray Takeyh say Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being sidelined by religious fundamentalists in Iran, and it's bad news for American officials seeking to halt Iran's nuclear program.
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There is little doubt Prime Minister Erdogan's AKP party will retain power in Turkey's June 12 elections. The focus will be on whether he uses his mandate to consolidate Turkish democracy under a new liberal constitution, says CFR's Steven A. Cook.
Ray Takeyh says the Middle East is moving toward a post-American era.
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Steven A. Cook argues that Egypt's leaders must ensure the prosecution of Hosni Mubarak does not distract from the need to address the country's bigger problem: its increasingly dire economic condition.
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President Obama's Mideast speech included more assertive language in support of self-determination and a detailed outline of terms for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement. CFR's Elliott Abrams, Robert Danin, and Steven A. Cook assess the impact of the speech.
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Steven A. Cook discusses the implications of President Obama's upcoming speech on the Middle East.
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Stephen Biddle testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the long term vision needed to guide short term decisions in Afghanistan.
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Steven A. Cook says fear of the transforming political landscape is bringing together strange bedfellows in the Middle East.
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Steven A. Cook argues that at a moment of unprecedented change in the Middle East, Turkey is falling far short of being a regional leader.
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