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Iran: Preconditions and Provocations

February 10, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

Last month’s talks in Turkey offered Iran an opportunity to show how the center of power has shifted from Western dominance to Islamic hegemony under Tehran’s leadership. Iran’s behavior once again demonstrated the limits of dialogue and engagement with the regime. In their current scope, international economic sanctions may damage the Iranian economy and impede the nuclear program’s pace, but they do not suffice to restrain the Iranian leadership from attaining a nuclear bomb.

Iran Changes the Balance of Power in Lebanon

January 23, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

Iran no longer hesitates to state publicly that its forward defense line now passes through “Lebanon and Palestine.” In practice, the Lebanese-Israeli border is in fact Israel's border with Iran. Hizbullah is nourished by the growing strength and power of Iran and draws upon its successes. Both parties recognize that the fall of one also signifies the demise of the other.

Countdown to a New Lebanon Crisis: Iran Sends a Signal to Obama through Beirut

January 13, 2011 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

There is a tendency in the West to underestimate the Iranian role in Hizbullah decision-making. Iran is signaling to the Obama administration that the main political developments in Lebanon are being decided today in Tehran and not in Washington. Iran is testing U.S. power and determination, and the states of the Middle East are closely following what will be the outcome.

Iran Steps Up Arming Hizbullah Against Israel

January 10, 2011 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah

Who Will Win the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Arab Street: Turkey or Iran?

December 16, 2010 | Harold Rhode

Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

December 14, 2010 | Isaac Herzog

The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination

November 4, 2010 | Prof. Shmuel Trigano

Matthias Küntzel on The Rise of Nuclear Iran

November 3, 2010 | Dr. Matthias Küntzel

Ahmadinejad in Lebanon

October 24, 2010 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Halting Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Iranian Vulnerabilities and Western Policy Options

August 26, 2010 | Shmuel Bar

The Sources of Iranian Negotiating Behavior

August 26, 2010 | Harold Rhode

Lebanon: Ayatollah Fadlallah’s Death and the Expansion of Iranian Hegemony

July 20, 2010 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Rising Tension between Iran and the Gulf States

May 14, 2010 | Amb. Zvi Mazel

Wolfgang G. Schwanitz on Die Deutschen und der Iran. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer verhängnisvollen

April 13, 2010 | Dr. Wolfgang G. Schwanitz

Facing Iran: Lessons Learned Since Iraq’s 1991 Missile Attack on Israel

March 8, 2010 | Prof. Moshe Arens