The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West
In the West, liberal politicians and pundits are calling for renewed diplomatic engagement with Iran, convinced that Tehran will respond to reason and halt its nuclear weapons program.
Can Cold War Deterrence Apply to a Nuclear Iran?
The policy documents published over the last year by the Obama administration indicate that it believes in the efficacy of traditional Cold War deterrence as the remedy to the challenge of rogue states acquiring nuclear weapons.
The Sources of Iranian Negotiating Behavior
This analysis identifies patterns exhibited by the Iranian government and the Iranian
people since ancient times. Most importantly,
Halting Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Iranian Vulnerabilities and Western Policy Options
Despite Iran’s enormous oil and gas reserves, ironically, one of its most glaring areas of vulnerability is in the economic sphere. Iran is a country whose revenues stem almost completely from the export of crude oil. Yet the international sanctions imposed so far do not indicate that there has been any serious mobilization for a real struggle against the Iranian nuclear bomb.
