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War with Iran in 2013?
Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • War with Iran in 2013?

    This piece was originally published by Reuters on January 3, 2013 under the title Will This Be the Year That Israel Goes to War with Iran?

    Assertions and opinions in this publication are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.

    Israel did not bomb Iran last year. Why should it happen this year?

    January 4, 2013

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil Featuring:Dr. Yitzhak Shichor, Professor of political science and Asian studies, University of Haifa Dr. Dawn Murphy, Princeton-Harvard China and the World Postdoctoral Fellow Moderated by: Sam Chester, Masters candidate in China and the Middle East studies, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Tuesday, December 4, 201212:00-1:30pm Middle East InstituteBoardman Room1761 N Street, NWWashington D.C., 20036 This program features three experts on China’s relations with the Middle East.

    December 4, 2012

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil Featuring:Dr. Yitzhak Shichor, Professor of political science and Asian studies, University of Haifa Dr. Dawn Murphy, Princeton-Harvard China and the World Postdoctoral Fellow Moderated by: Sam Chester, Masters candidate in China and the Middle East studies, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Tuesday, December 4, 201212:00-1:30pm Middle East InstituteBoardman Room1761 N Street, NWWashington D.C., 20036 This program features three experts on China’s relations with the Middle East.

    December 4, 2012

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil Featuring:Dr. Yitzhak Shichor, Professor of political science and Asian studies, University of Haifa Dr. Dawn Murphy, Princeton-Harvard China and the World Postdoctoral Fellow Moderated by: Sam Chester, Masters candidate in China and the Middle East studies, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Tuesday, December 4, 201212:00-1:30pm Middle East InstituteBoardman Room1761 N Street, NWWashington D.C., 20036 This program features three experts on China’s relations with the Middle East.

    December 4, 2012

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil

    China and the Middle East: Rising Power and a Region in Turmoil Featuring:Dr. Yitzhak Shichor, Professor of political science and Asian studies, University of Haifa Dr. Dawn Murphy, Princeton-Harvard China and the World Postdoctoral Fellow Moderated by: Sam Chester, Masters candidate in China and the Middle East studies, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Tuesday, December 4, 201212:00-1:30pm Middle East InstituteBoardman Room1761 N Street, NWWashington D.C., 20036 This program features three experts on China’s relations with the Middle East.

    December 4, 2012

    Iranian Nuclear Development: Policy Indications
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Iranian Nuclear Development: Policy Indications

    Based on the concerned parties’ positions recently expressed on the issue and relevant discussions by Iran experts in Washington, there seems to be numerous policy indications pertaining to Iranian nuclear development. The followings are the key points:

    November 19, 2012

    Iran’s Abuse of its Own People a Humanitarian Catastrophe
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Iran’s Abuse of its Own People a Humanitarian Catastrophe

    This article was first published by iPolitics.ca on October 15, 2012

    Assertions and opinions in this publication are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.

    October 16, 2012

    Khamenei and Iran's 2013 elections
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Khamenei and Iran's 2013 elections

    This article was first published by Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst.

    Assertions and opinions in this publication are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.

    Iran Spins Morsi Visit
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Iran Spins Morsi Visit

    Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had high hopes for the visit to Tehran by new Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. His trip on Thursday for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit might have been brief — his spokesman emphasized ahead of time that he would spend only four hours on Iranian soil, including getting stuck in traffic — but Iran’s leaders relished the opportunity to demonstrate progress in overcoming its isolation in the Arab world and to gain some democratic and revolutionary legitimacy by proxy.

    August 31, 2012

    Policy and War: On the Brink with Iran
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Policy and War: On the Brink with Iran

    “War is merely the continuation of policy by other means.” – Clause von Clausewitz

    Considering Diplomacy and War

    August 10, 2012