Gulf Security
With geopolitical tensions in the region simmering throughout 2015, the program examines 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 include Iran’s nuclear activities and emergence as a regional power, Iraq’s […]
Ellen Laipson Contributes, “Reading Iran,” A Chapter In The “The Iran Primer”
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. Reading Iran is critical to U.S. policy-making to understand the threats and dangers, as well as changing conditions that create opportunities for engaging Tehran. But […]
Can Lebanon Avoid its Impending Autumn of Discontent?
This article first appeared on ForeignPolicy.com. Beirut has witnessed a distinct spike in tensions in recent days as elements across Lebanon’s diverse political spectrum brace for impending indictments to be issued by the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). Speculation has been rife that the indictments will name several members of the Lebanese Shiite militant […]
Report on the Workshop: Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities
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 […]
Monitoring Sanctions on Iran: The Role of the New Panel of Experts
By Alix Boucher – On June 9, the United Nations Security Council voted to impose a fourth round of sanctions against Iran. Citing its continuing nuclear program, the Council imposed a partial arms embargo, an individual assets freeze and a travel ban on Iranian officials most closely associated with the country’s nuclear program. The sanctions […]
The Future of US-Iraq Relations
Featured Presenter: Ellen Laipson President, The Stimson Center Discussants: Charles W. Dunne Scholar, Middle East Institute Nabil Al-Tikriti Associate Professor of History, University of Mary Washington Manal Omar Officer, Grant Program, United States Institute of Peace About the report: An important transition is underway in the official relationship between the United States and […]
The Future of US-Iraq Relations
Featured Presenter: Ellen Laipson President, The Stimson Center Discussants: Charles W. Dunne Scholar, Middle East Institute Nabil Al-Tikriti Associate Professor of History, University of Mary Washington Manal Omar Officer, Grant Program, United States Institute of Peace About the report: An important transition is underway in the official relationship between the United States and Iraq. Since […]
On the Move: Migration Challenges in the Indian Ocean Littoral
how the migration agenda is evolving and adapting to 21st century challenges