Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment Senior Associate, says Iranian society has been “ripe for political change” for at least two decades.
Tag: nonproliferation
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Tehran knows that lifting sanctions will take time. The process of peeling back the thick web that has been imposed on Iran over many years will require decisions by multiple actors.
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In this Q&A, former CIA and NSC official Sue Terry argues that North Korean provocations are diverting attention from what ought to be the focus on the Peninsula: unification.
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Three issues need to be overcome in the Iran talks, but more progress had been made in Geneva than over the past thirty years.
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Despite the optimism surrounding the US-Iranian rapprochement, negotiators face a variety of opponents at home and abroad.
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The new Iranian president is obviously trusted and respected by the Supreme Leader, and his five-day trip to New York broke new ground for US-Iran relations.
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Though the threat of nuclear engagement between Russia and the US has decreased since the Cold War, the two powers’ stalled disarmament is causing more countries to seek weapons, thus increasing the risk of an incident.
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The US has an unwise and counterproductive policy toward Iran that is ultimately dangerous, said David Cortright, expert on nuclear threats and sanctions, in this GO interview.
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Charles Armstrong, Columbia University expert on Korea, said the only way out is to go back to negotiations, particularly between the US and North Korea.
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The rhetoric is obscuring a real threat posed by its nuclear and missile potential.