In China, nonproliferation continues to be framed as an excuse behind which Washington and its allies are able to engage in provocative and destabilizing acts.
The Iranian leadership confronts a thicket of national and international challenges at the outset of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, including an upcoming presidential election, simmering sectarian conflict in the region, and talks on its controversial nuclear program.
Negotiations with Iran, including the offer of incentives and the threat of further sanctions, are still the least-naive option available today.
For the first time on film, six victims of Iran’s torture chambers speak. These are not criminals, but acclaimed writers, journalists, and scholars.
The Kazakh nuclear experience is a reminder of the power of diplomacy and the economic incentives at the disposal of the international community.
The impasse over Iran's nuclear ambitions has dragged on for years. With a new round of negotiations coming soon, will anything be different this time around?
The United States should arm carefully chosen Syrian rebel groups to expedite the fall of Syrian regime and prevent Iran from using the region as its main conduit for shipping weapons to terrorist groups that attack Israel and other U.S. allies.
With major factional feuding taking place within Iranian domestic politics, the Ayatollah must find a way to help to select the next president of Iran and help manage Ahmadinejad's abdication.
More powerful nations tend to use sanctions to force policy shifts or even changes in leadership in other countries. They seldom work.
With the international spotlight focused on Iran and its nuclear agenda, Tehran has been loath to reliably assure the international community of its ultimate intentions.
















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