Gulf Security
With geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf region poised to simmer through 2012, the program will continue its examination of traditional and non-traditional security issues impacting the Gulf states and their neighbors, with an emphasis on the regional politics of Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian peninsula. Key areas of research and analysis will include Iran’s nuclear activities and emergence as a regional power, Iraq’s ongoing reintegration into the region’s economic and political architecture, and the security roles of key regional organizations, such as the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Gulf Security News
The Stimson Center project, Iran and America: A Dialogue about Disability, held in partnership with BlueLaw International LLP, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and Iranian partner organizations, is now available in Farsi. Click here for more information.
Ellen Laipson speaks about the escalating tensions between the West and Iran on the Diane Rehm Show (NPR affiliate WAMU 88.5 FM, Washington, DC), January 5, 2012. Click here to listen.
Ellen Laipson appeared on Canadian TV News Channel to discuss the meaning behind recent signalling between Iran and the international community, January 3, 2012. Click here to see the interview.
Ellen Laipson quoted in Michael Knigge's article, "Americans ready to turn the page on Iraq War," published in Deutsche Welle on December 22, 2011.
Ellen Laipson and David Michel participate in a roundtable discussion with visiting Middle East leaders on conflict resolution, resource management, and U.S. engagement with the region on March 17, 2011. Click here for more information.
Ellen Laipson quoted on U.S.-Saudi relations by the New York Times on March 14, 2011. (U.S.-Saudi Tensions Intensify With Mideast Turmoil, by David Sanger and Eric Schmitt)
Ellen Laipson advocates diplomacy over military action in Iran on VOA News, December 1, 2010
Ellen Laipson meets with Iraqi Diplomats in May 2010 to discuss the future of US Iraq relations.
Gulf Security Publications
Engagement, Coercion, and Iran's Nuclear Challenge, November 16, 2010
A group of distinguished scholars and policy analysts convened under the direction of the Stimson Center and the United States Institute of Peace has concluded that the administration must rebalance its dual-track approach to be effective in future relations with Iran. Seeking to chart a more promising course, the study group argues for a policy of "strategic engagement."...read more>>
Reading Iran, chapter in the Iran Primer (USIP), October 2010
Ellen Laipson contributes, "Reading Iran," a chapter in the "The Iran Primer," a joint product of the United States Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars...read more>>
Report on the Workshop: Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities, August 30, 2010
In the future, 2009 and 2010 may emerge as a decisive time in the evolution of international nuclear policies. The global demand for energy security has led to renewed interest in safe and clean nuclear energy, and has raised issues about global standards and regulation of the nuclear energy industry. At the same time, international efforts have accelerated to envision a world free of nuclear weapons and to prevent the spread of nuclear materials and technology, particularly to terrorists. In short, the present moment holds promise and danger for the nuclear future. This report summarizes the discussion of a workshop held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in mid-April 2010, which examined the intersection of these two nuclear trends...read more>>
The Future of US-Iraq Relations, April 2010
An important transition is underway in the official relationship between the United States and Iraq. Since late 2008, relations have been governed by two agreements: one related to the planned withdrawal of US forces from Iraq by 2011, and one that sets a strategic framework for the future of US-Iraq relations and for broad cooperation in fields including education, health, environment, and trade. This report examines the recent trends in US-Iraq relations ...Read More »
More Gulf Security Publications
Gulf Security Analysis
Engaging
Iran in the Aftermath of IAEA Report, November 8,
2011
By Barry Blechman
The
US Should Wield a Stiletto on Iran, Not a Club, October 13,
2011
By Barry Blechman
Bahrain's
Political Crisis: A New Chapter for Iraqi Foreign Policy,
September 8, 2011
By Shwan Azeez
Are
the Iranian Sanctions Working?, August 25, 2011
By Dan Harper
A
Generational Divide in Iranian Leadership, August 11, 2011
By Andrew Noble
The
Security Agenda for a Changing Middle East, July 29, 2011
By Ellen Laipson
More Gulf Security Analysis...
Gulf Security Events
Roundtable Discussion on Conflict Resolution, Resource Management, and U.S. Engagement, March 17, 2011
Engagement, Coercion, and Iran's Nuclear Challenge: Report of a Joint Study Group, November 16, 2010
The Future of US-Iraq Relations, Monday, May 17, 2010