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Essay, JUL/AUG 2009
Mohsen M. Milani

Iran’s foreign policy is often portrayed in sensationalistic terms, but in reality it is a rational strategy meant to ensure the survival of the Islamic Republic against what Tehran thinks is an existential threat posed by the United States.

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Postscript,
Akbar Ganji

The clerical regime's tampering with the election was nothing less than an attempt to completely take over all aspects of the Iranian state.

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Snapshot,
Suzanne Maloney

No matter who emerges victorious in Iran's current struggle for political power, the future of the Islamic Republic will look nothing like the country the world has known for the last 30 years.

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Letter From,
Ronen Bergman

The Israeli public and the country's intelligence experts have two different views of the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear program. Which will win out, and what is Washington's influence?

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Snapshot,
Frank Procida

The debate in Washington about Iran's nuclear program has lost all sense of proportion. A nuclear-armed Iran would be a threat, but largely to the regime in Tehran.

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Essay,
<p>MOHSEN M. MILANI</p>

Although Iran’s U.S. policy is often portrayed in sensationalistic terms -- mad mullahs, apocalyptic delusions, untamable nuclear ambitions -- its main goals are rational: deterring Washington from attacking, countering Washington’s containment strategy, and expanding Tehran’s influence in the Middle East.

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Snapshot,
Leon Hadar

Israel is pushing the Obama administration to tackle Iran's nuclear program before the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Washington shouldn't listen.

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Essay, May/June 2009
David Ottaway

The exchange of oil for security no longer defines the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States. Still, the two countries can restore healthy ties by addressing common concerns such as Pakistan and the Palestinian territories.

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Review Essay, May/June 2009
Fouad Ajami

As Washington considers a rapprochement with Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, Itamar Rabinovich’s commanding new book makes clear that change will not come quickly or easily -- and, if the past is any indication, it may not come at all.

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Review Essay, May/June 2009
Fouad Ajami

As Washington considers a rapprochement with Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, Itamar Rabinovich’s commanding new book makes clear that change will not come quickly or easily -- and, if the past is any indication, it may not come at all.

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