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Understanding Iranian Foreign Policy
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  • Understanding Iranian Foreign Policy

    Originally posted January 2009

    Understanding Iran’s foreign policy is the key to crafting sensible and effective policies toward Iran and requires, above all, a close analysis of the profound cultural and psychological contexts of Iranian foreign policy behavior.

    April 20, 2012

    Containment: A Viable Strategy for Iran?
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  • Containment: A Viable Strategy for Iran?

    The Middle East Institute is proud to host Georgetown University professor Paul Pillar for a discussion about Iran and how best to address its nuclear ambitions. Pillar argues that the acceptable range of opinion on Iran has narrowed around the idea that all options, including a military strike, must be pursued to prevent the country from acquiring nuclear weapons. And yet, Pillar argues, if the combination of nuclear talks and sanctions do not yield the outcome the West and Israel seek, containment is preferable to war.

    April 18, 2012