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Iran Debates Direct Talks with the US

From On December 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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As the Iranian leadership prepares to engage in negotiations with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (P5+1), the conversation inside Iran has moved beyond the nuclear issue to include a debate about the utility of or need for engaging in direct talks, even relations, with [...]

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Despite 2009 “Surge” Taliban Remains Force to be Reckoned with in Afghanistan

From On November 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Foreign Policy’s Stephen Walt highlights a chart by Belfer Center fellow Matt Waldman showing that as the US-led 2009 “Surge” in Afghanistan proceeded, US casualties increased. The pace in 2012 is also roughly similar to the toll from the previous two years:

Equally important, the final column (based on figures [...]

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Will Disgraced Pres. Ahmadinejad Impede Diplomatic Window of Opportunity with Iran?

From On November 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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US-Iran relations expert Trita Parsi explains why diplomatic headway can be made with Iran in the time period after the US presidential election and before the Iranian election in the Daily Beast’s “Open Zion“:

Between November 8, 2012, and mid-March 2013, a unique opportunity exists to make diplomatic headway [...]

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