Barry Blechman’s op-ed in Tribune News Service on The Iran Deal
President Barack Obama’s strategy to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons has worked. Ignoring siren calls over the past five years to try to destroy Iran’s nuclear infrastructure through air strikes, the president knit together an effective, global sanctions regime that knee-capped Iran’s economy, forcing Iran to the negotiating table. After two years of arduous […]
Is there a Widening Sunni-Shia Schism?
An upswing in sectarian violence in Pakistan, Bahrain and elsewhere in recent months highlights the historic tensions, and contemporary political importance of schisms between Sunni and Shia communities across the Muslim world. Why is the level of violence rising and what regional and internal factors are influencing it? What are the implications for these countries […]
Syria: From Isolation to Acceptance?
On April 23, 2008, the Henry L. Stimson Center’s Southwest Asia/Gulf project and the Stanley Foundation co-hosted an event titled Syria: From Isolation to Acceptance? Speakers included Andrew Tabler, editor of Syria Today and former Fellow at the Institute of Current World Affairs; Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation; and Emile El-Hokayem of the […]
Yemen: Recent Developments and Internal Security
with Dr. Mustafa Alani Senior Advisor, Gulf Research Center, Dubai, UAE Ellen Laipson, Moderator President and CEO, Henry L. Stimson Center Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 9:00 – 10:30am Stimson Center, Main Conference Room The current political and security crises in Yemen have important internal and regional implications. The Government of Yemen […]
Iran, the Deal and the Gulf
Note: this event is postponed. We will be rescheduling soon! Have the interim nuclear deal between world powers and Iran and the Hassan Rouhani presidency altered the political dynamics of the region, most notably in the GCC member states? The Stimson Center invites you to a discussion on the future of Iran’s relationship with […]
Growing Opposition to President Hassan Rouhani: Is the Honeymoon Ending?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seeing escalating public criticism from Iran’s conservative factions, once seemingly stifled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Will Rouhani’s presidency follow in the footsteps of the Mohammad Khatami era? The Stimson Center and the Heinrich Boll Foundation North America hosted a panel discussion on the shifting internal political dynamics […]
A Roundtable Discussion on Changing Dynamics in the Gulf: GCC, Iran, US
A discussion considering the wide geopolitical shifts underway, even beyond the current crisis in Iraq, in relations between and among countries of the Gulf, Iran and the United States. Three outstanding scholars presented their views. All three recently returned from travels in the region. View video below or here. Emile Hokayem, Senior Fellow for Middle East […]
Roundtable Discussion on Iran’s Influence in Afghanistan
The Middle East/Southwest Asia program at Stimson hosted a roundtable discussion on Iran’s Influence in Afghanistan. The discussion centered on a recent RAND study on Iranian objectives in Afghanistan, the cooperation between Washington and Tehran amid an anticipated nuclear deal and the US drawdown in 2016 and the future of Iran-Afghan relations. Participants included: Alireza […]