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Patrick Clawson
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Patrick Clawson is Morningstar senior fellow and director of research at the Washington Institute, where he directs the Viterbi Program on Iran and U.S. Policy. Widely consulted as an analyst and media commentator, he has authored more than 150 articles about the Middle East and international economics and is the author or editor of eighteen books or studies on Iran.

Dr. Clawson appears frequently on television and radio, and has published op-ed articles in major newspapers including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. He has also testified before congressional committees more than twenty times and has served as an expert witness in more than thirty federal cases against Iran. Prior to joining The Washington Institute, he was a senior research professor at the National Defense University's Institute for National Strategic Studies, a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and a research scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

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Ph.D. in economics, New School for Social Research; B.A., Oberlin College

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Featured Publications

Tactical Issues Surrounding a U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Agreement
President Trump has long signaled his distaste for the JCPOA. He warned in January that absent improvements to the Iran
Apr 15, 2018
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  • Patrick Clawson
Maps & Graphics
Syrian Kurds as a U.S. Ally: Cooperation and Complications
This collection of essays by Washington Institute experts explores how the United States can work with--or, in some cases, around--the
Nov 18, 2016
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • David Pollock
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Fabrice Balanche
  • Bilal Wahab
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Energizing Policy: America and the Middle East in an Era of Plentiful Oil
Thanks to technical innovation, and despite oil price fluctuations, the United States is producing more of its own oil and
Jul 27, 2016
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Simon Henderson
How Iranians Might React to a Nuclear Deal
As the P5+1 and Iran negotiate about the nuclear impasse, Iranian factional politics has heated up. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Sep 11, 2014
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Mehdi Khalaji
No Good Outcome: How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict
Given the complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict, it is distinctly possible that Israel could be drawn into the
Nov 26, 2013
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Matthew Levitt
  • David Schenker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Jeffrey White
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Multimedia
An Iranian Nuclear Breakout Is Not Inevitable
Much of the rhetoric surrounding the Iranian nuclear impasse has been marked by Tehran's staunch refusal to budge and pessimism
Dec 20, 2011
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  • Patrick Clawson
The Red Line: How to Assess Progress in U.S. Iran Policy
Washington currently lacks broad consensus on how to deal with the persistent and dangerous strategic challenge posed by the Iranian
Sep 3, 2010
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  • Patrick Clawson
The Perfect Handshake with Iran: Prudent Military Strategy and Pragmatic Engagement Policy
On January 12, 2010, The Washington Institute hosted a daylong conference on Iran cosponsored with U.S. Central Command and the
Mar 12, 2010
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  • Patrick Clawson
Engaging Iran: Lessons from the Past
In the thirty years since Iran's Islamic Revolution, which resulted in the overthrow of the Iranian monarchy and the creation
May 20, 2009
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  • Patrick Clawson

Policy Articles by Patrick Clawson

Brief Analysis
Iran's Coronavirus Crisis: Implications for U.S. Policy
Apr 16, 2020
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  • Amir Afkhami
  • Mehdi Khalaji
  • Patrick Clawson
  • Katherine Bauer
Brief Analysis
Opposing an IMF Loan to Iran: Not an Outlier, Not a Barrier to Aid
Apr 14, 2020
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Don’t Count Out U.S. Oil Production as a Market-Shaper
Mar 20, 2020
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Soleimani’s Popularity Is Largely Limited to Iran
Jan 6, 2020
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Iran’s New Budget Is Tight, But Not Tight Enough
Dec 13, 2019
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Khamenei’s Domestic and Foreign Response Options to the Protests
Nov 21, 2019
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  • Patrick Clawson
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