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Jun 20, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Michael Eisenstadt
In-Depth Reports
The Last Resort: Consequences of Preventive Military Action against Iran
Accepted wisdom suggests that preventive military action against Iran's nuclear program would entail significant risks and uncertain prospects of success. Much of the public debate surrounding these risks and uncertainties has focused on strictly military-technical considerations. Although important, these issues do not address the key political and contextual questions underlying
Jun 12, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Jun 10, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Jun 9, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
May 27, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
May 16, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
A Roadmap for the Foreign Terrorist Organizations List
Although the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list has a set of criteria for designating groups, there is little clarity in practice about the process for revocation. Even after organizations have renounced terrorism for many years, their designations persist without a clear explanation, and are based on the assumption that historical violence
Apr 25, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Iranian Threats and the UN Sanctions Debate
On January 26, Hussein Shariatmadari -- the publisher of Iran's most influential newspaper and a close confidant of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei -- stated that attacks on "Zionists, Americans, and European countries that support Israel," as well as on compliant regional rulers, were both morally permissible and easily carried out
Jan 29, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Jan 14, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Jan 13, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Jan 12, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Jan 11, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Bush to the Middle East:
Previewing a Presidential Visit
On Monday, January 7, Patrick Clawson and Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute and discussed the upcoming visit of President Bush to the Middle East. Dr. Clawson is deputy director of research at The Washington Institute and author, most recently, of Deterring the Ayatollahs: Complications in
Jan 11, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Bush to the Middle East:
Previewing a Presidential Visit
As he enters his final year in office, President Bush is embarking on his first visit to the Israeli-Palestinian arena in a high-profile effort to pump energy into the Annapolis peace process. In addition to a stop in Egypt, he will also travel to the Gulf, making stops in Kuwait
Jan 7, 2008
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Patrick Clawson
Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
How Much Does Weaponization Matter?
Judging Iran's Nuclear Program
The just-released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities," is about weaponization, not the enrichment and fuel cycle issues that have been the focus of multiple UN Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board resolutions regarding Iran's nuclear program. The NIE only suggests that Tehran has
Dec 4, 2007
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Nov 20, 2007
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Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Nov 1, 2007
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Patrick Clawson
Michael Jacobson
Brief Analysis
Ahmadinezhad's Power Slipping in Iran
Two intriguing developments have unfolded in Iran over the past week: the election of a new Assembly of Experts Speaker on September 4 and the appointment of a new Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander in chief on September 1. Both suggest the growing power of former president Ali Akbar
Sep 6, 2007
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Patrick Clawson
Mehdi Khalaji
Brief Analysis
The Smarter Way to Target Iran
On August 15, the New York Times and Washington Post reported that the Bush administration was considering sanctioning Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for its terrorist-related activities. This designation could have a significant impact, as Iranian leaders are vulnerable to the types of "smart sanctions" that would result. Finding
Aug 17, 2007
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Patrick Clawson
Michael Jacobson
Brief Analysis
Aug 15, 2007
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Patrick Clawson
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