Report Launch: Engagement, Coercion, and Iran’s Nuclear Challenge
| Date | Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
| Time | 9:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Location | The Stimson Center |
The US faces important decisions as it prepares for talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran on its nuclear activities. Despite signs that trade and financial sanctions are slowing Iran's nuclear program and squeezing its economy, sanctions alone will not alter Iran's calculations. A distinguished group of 50+ scholars and policy analysts representing a diversity of opinion joined together to review Iranian politics and foreign relations, the dynamics of energy in the Middle East, and US policy options. Based on that work, they concluded that the US should rebalance its approach to Iran. Sanctions have created some gains, and the US should leverage them by expressing a willingness to engage Iran diplomatically on a wide range of issues. Although not constituting a tactical blueprint for the upcoming negotiations in Geneva, the study group's report is a broad prescription for rebalancing US policy in a way that could increase the odds of success in the talks.
Check out the video from the launch of Engagement, Coercion, and Iran's Nuclear Challenge.