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News: Moroccan Foreign Minister visits RUSI
3 Jun 2009 by Dr. Christopher BoucekHis Excellency Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri gives an overview of Morocco’s position in international security
Europe Paused tag Middle East Peace Iran
Analysis: Iran & America: The Clenched Fist Grasping an Olive Branch
13 May 2009 The Obama Administration’s call for a fresh start with Iran have so far been met with hostility, a result of political battles within Iran’s governing faction. Yet the political squabbling masks a tentative movement in Iran away from hostility and towards engagement.
Middle East and North Africa Americas United States Iran
Analysis: Engaging Iran
22 Jan 2008 The British left must face-up to the truth: Iran could still develop a nuclear bomb in the next few years. This can only be avoided, says Malcolm Chalmers, by engagement and diplomacy.
UK Europe Middle East and North Africa Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Iran
Analysis: Dire Straits for US Mid-East Policy: The Gulf Arab States and US-Iran Relations
9 Jan 2008 The US President visits the Gulf amidst heightened tension between the United States and Iran. But the latest episode in the Straits of Hormuz only underlines the wariness towards both countries by Gulf Arab States.
United States Americas Middle East and North Africa Iran Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues
Analysis: Sticks, Carrots and Diplomacy: Preventing Military Confrontation with Iran
1 Nov 2007 An analysis of the means the US should employ in its policy towards Iran's nuclear ambitions. A combination of sticks, carrots and diplomacy might serve Washington's aims better than sanctions and rhetorical brinksmanship.
United States Americas Middle East and North Africa Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Iran
Analysis: Why Britain will not be enthusiastic about doing more in Iraq
17 Sep 2007 For British leaders Iran may seem like a basket case at present, but it has to be handled politically not militarily.
UK Europe Iran Middle East and North Africa Iraq
Analysis: ANALYSIS: Iranian Seizure of Royal Navy Sailors
26 Mar 2007 In light of the established evidence, the Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel seems bizarre
Maritime Forces UK Europe Iran Middle East and North Africa
RUSI Newsbrief: The Battle for Iran Lies in the Arab World, Not the UN Security Council
19 Feb 2007
The heat may be rising on Ahmadinejad, but Tehran’s fundamental strategic position has not altered.The Gulf Region Middle East and North Africa Iran
The heat may be rising on Ahmadinejad, but Tehran’s fundamental strategic position has not altered.
The Gulf Region Middle East and North Africa Iran
Analysis: North Korea's Nuclear Test: The Fallout for Iran
17 Oct 2006
The end of ambiguity about Pyongyang's nuclear capacity raises fundamental questions affecting China, the United States, and the future of international non-proliferation strategy. Indirectly, these consequences could actually work to the advantage of the West in its attempts to prevent Iran 'going nuclear'.Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues North Korea Pacific Iran Middle East and North Africa
The end of ambiguity about Pyongyang's nuclear capacity raises fundamental questions affecting China, the United States, and the future of international non-proliferation strategy. Indirectly, these consequences could actually work to the advantage of the West in its attempts to prevent Iran 'going nuclear'.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues North Korea Pacific Iran Middle East and North Africa
RUSI Journal: Meeting the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
18 Oct 2004
Is the threat of UN-imposed economic sanctions on an oil-dependent country, widely regarded as the most effective way of bringing the nuclear programme to heel, really the only way of meeting the Iranian challenge?Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa United States Americas The Gulf Region Iran
Is the threat of UN-imposed economic sanctions on an oil-dependent country, widely regarded as the most effective way of bringing the nuclear programme to heel, really the only way of meeting the Iranian challenge?
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa United States Americas The Gulf Region Iran
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