Commentary
At heart, to impose unconditional surrender on Hezbollah and uproot the party among its coreligionists.
Yezid Sayigh
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Commentary
No Guidance From the Top
Carnegie’s Jarrett Blanc explains why the U.S. has no clear strategy toward Iran, and worries war may happen by accident.
By Ghida Tayara
Published on Jan 9, 2018
Jarrett Blanc is a senior fellow in the Geoeconomics and Strategy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was previously the deputy lead coordinator and State Department coordinator for Iran nuclear implementation at the U.S. State Department under president Barack Obama. In this role, he was responsible for the full and effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program, including Iranian and U.S. commitments on sanctions. Diwan interviewed Blanc in mid-December, when he was in Beirut for the annual conference organized by the Carnegie Middle East Center.
About the Author
Ghida Tayara
Senior Digital and Web Coordinator
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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