Posted in Alan Dowty, Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Walter Laqueur on May 8th, 2009 1 Comment »
From Alan Dowty Israeli public discourse over Iran’s nuclear weapons program is dominated by two analogies: the Holocaust and the 1981 Israeli attack on the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq. The prominence of the Holocaust—the most horrific genocide in human history—should be no surprise. Jewish history seen through the Zionist lens is a chronicle of […]
Posted in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Robert O. Freedman, Sanctions on Apr 21st, 2009 Comments Off on ‘Decision Time for Israel on Iran?’
From MESH Admin The latest contribution to Middle East Papers is by Robert O. Freedman, who blogs about Israeli affairs at MESH. As Iran’s nuclear drive continues unimpeded, and the Obama administration pursues a policy of “engagement,” Israel approaches a moment of decision. Freedman explains why diplomacy and sanctions are unlikely to succeed, and considers […]
Posted in Iran, Mark T. Clark, Nuclear on Feb 21st, 2009 Comments Off on Iran’s methodical march
From Mark T. Clark Iran is already posing new challenges to the Obama administration. Two recent developments in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs are worth mentioning. First, The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a recent report on Iranian nuclear activities. The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a Washington-based think tank, analyzed […]
Posted in Iran, Israel, Mark T. Clark, Nuclear on Nov 24th, 2008 Comments Off on Solving the Iranian dilemma
From Mark T. Clark One of the more pressing problems facing the new administration of Barack Obama will be dealing with the incipient Iranian nuclear program. During the primaries and election, Obama only said that we will need a robust international effort to stop the program. Broadly speaking, however, he seems inclined towards nuclear disarmament, […]
Posted in Chuck Freilich, Iran, Maps, Michael Rubin, Nuclear, Qaeda, Robert Satloff on Nov 10th, 2008 3 Comments »
From Michael Rubin The Islamic Republic has been pursuing a nuclear program for the better part of two decades. Concerns over Iranian intentions were among the reasons cited by Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, for example, when he inaugurated Germany’s “critical dialogue” in 1992. Subsequent years have been littered with failed diplomatic initiatives, most notably: Reagan’s […]
Posted in Chuck Freilich, Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Robert O. Freedman on Sep 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
From Robert O. Freedman In recent months, a growing gap has become evident between the United States and Israel on policy toward Iran. While the Bush Administration seems increasingly reluctant to use force to stop the rapidly expanding Iranian nuclear program, the vast majority of Israelis, who see the Iranian nuclear program as a mortal […]
Posted in Andrew Exum, Chuck Freilich, Diplomacy, Iran, Nuclear on Jul 1st, 2008 2 Comments »
From Chuck Freilich Thirty years ago, in his magnificent book on Perception and Misperception, Robert Jervis argued that people’s views are self-reinforcing. Once we believe something to be the case, we further develop an array of arguments to discount those pesky doubts that we may harbor and to fully convince ourselves that our initial position […]
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