Why Isn’t the U.S. Selling Iran iPhones?
American sanctions against exporting smartphones and computers to Iran are not only violating civil liberties but also common sense.
Iran’s Response to Sanctions
Iran’s response to U.S. and EU sanctions demonstrates its increasing desperation, but the West lacks a plan for translating its current advantage into Iranian concessions on its nuclear program.
Of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Union
Few, if any, Gulf nations welcomed the Arab Spring. Only when Arab dependency upon U.S. guarantees changes will the Gulf states move towards meaningful cooperation.
A Short Note on the Use of Game Theory in Analyses of International Relations
Game theory has the possibility of generating new explanations for international interactions and informing the findings of other theoretical approaches.
Perceptions of the Other: Iran’s National Identity and Nuclear Policy
Iranian leaders’ different national identity conceptions provide insights into Tehran’s motivations for possibly acquiring a nuclear weapon, as well as the fallacy of Washington’s current approach.
Will Sanctions Change Iran’s Nuclear Calculus?
Iran is currently under one of the most comprehensive and punitive set of sanctions ever implemented in history. With the European Union’s oil embargo and new U.S. sanctions set to take effect in coming days, Tehran will be put under tremendous economic pressure.
Syria: The Death of a Nation?
Months after the outbreak of the uprising in Syria, Damascus continues its steady descent into sectarian strife and is at the epicenter of a regional struggle that may well shape the new political contours of the Middle East.
India’s Approach to Sanctions on Iran
Although India has publically chastised Western sanctions against Iran’s oil exports, it is quietly beginning to comply with them. This apparent contradiction stems from Indian policymakers desire to balance its diverging interest in the U.S. and Iran.
Romney’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East
On topics ranging from Iran’s nuclear program to American involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a Romney administration would bring no significant change.
The Logic of an Iranian Bomb
The Islamic Regime in Iran is one of the most belligerent and distasteful regimes in existence, for all manner of reasons. That is no reason to attack it preventively.
