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Dreams from a Deal with Iran

IN THIS ISSUE: Dreams from a deal with Iran, The AP's flawed Iran inspections story explained, China tests new long-range missile, PM Nawaz inaugurates K-2 power plant at Kanupp, the US-Russia nuclear relationship, adapting to a "normal" Iran: an unfamiliar challenge for the Arab states.

Published on August 20, 2015

Dreams from a Deal with Iran

Shai Feldman and Ariel Levite | National Interest 

he other night we had a dream. We dreamed that the negotiations with Iran had produced a comprehensive agreement that not only credibly contained the country’s pursuit of nuclear weapons forever but also effectively checked its regional ambitions. Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu came close to endorsing the agreement, taking credit for having pressed hard for some of the limitations that the agreement enshrines. 

The AP's Controversial and Badly Flawed Iran Inspections Story, Explained

Max Fisher | Vox

This all started when the Associated Press published a story with an alarming headline: "AP Exclusive: UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuke work site." The headline made it sound like Iran would get to self-inspect, which would indeed be appalling. 

China Tests New Long-Range Missile with Two Guided Warheads

Bill Gertz | Washington Free Beacon

China conducted a flight test this month of its newest long-range missile that U.S. intelligence agencies say lofted two independently-targeted simulated nuclear warheads, according to defense officials.

PM Nawaz Inaugurates K-2 Power Plant at Kanupp

Shahid Ghazali | Dawn

Terming the occasion an "important day in Pakistan's history," the prime minister said the project was evidence of cooperation between Pakistan and China in the field of science and technology.

The U.S.-Russia Nuclear Relationship: A New Cold War?

Tong Zhao | Chinese Social Sciences Today

Deepening nuclear tensions between the United States and Russia may be undermining stability at the conventional level, a trend that could negatively affect China’s security environment as well.

Adapting to a "Normal" Iran: An Unfamiliar Challenge for the Arab States

Yezid Sayigh | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

There is a broad consensus among Arab leaders and commentators that the Iran nuclear agreement will have far-reaching geostrategic effects on their countries.

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