 IA FORUM ARTICLES |
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| IA Forum speaks with Dr. Houssein Askari as part of a series on Iranian elections. By Benjamin Linden. (04/25/2010) |
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| As part of our series on the Iranian elections, IA Forum speaks with Dr. Clay Ramsay (PIPA). By Benjamin Linden. (IA-Forum, 04/25/2010) |
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| As part of our series on the Iranian elections, IA-Forum speaks with Dr. Judith Yaphe (George Washington University). By Benjamin Linden. (IA-Forum, 04/25/2010) |
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| IA Forum speaks with Mr. Karim Pakzad (Institute for International and Strategic Relation, Paris, France) about the Iraqi elections. By Valentine Pasquesoone. (04/05/2010) |
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| IA Forum speaks with Dr. Bruce K. Rutherford about Egypt, US-Egyptian relations, and his book Egypt After Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam and Democracy in the Arab World. By M. Patel. (IA-Forum, 11/17/2009) |
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| IA-Forum discusses journalism in the Middle East with Abdul Rahmad Al Rashed (Al Arabiya) and Nadia Al Alami (Internews). By Marisa Kendall. (IA-Forum.org, 10/08/2009) |
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| The West Has Got It Wrong About Iran |
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| Author analyzes the Iranian elections and disputes Western analysis of it. By Khurram Zaki. (09/11/2009) |
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| IA Forum speaks with Rafael Broch, Director of Strategy for Just Journalism, about news coverage and journalism issues around the world. By Marisa Kendall. (08/12/2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Dr. Christopher Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, about Iraq and U.S. foreign policy issues. (IA-Forum, 08/29/2008) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, about U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq. (IA-Forum, 06/23/2008) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Meir Javedanfar, co-author of “The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and The State of Iran, ” about the implications of a nuclear-armed Iran. (IA-Forum, 05/27/2008) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Dr. Michael Scheuer about his new book, "Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq", terrorism, and the Middle East. (IA-Forum, 03/21/2008) |
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| IA-Forum discusses the Middel East peace conference in Annapolis with Meir Javedanfar, Persian Israeli Middle East Analyst and coauthor of “The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran”. (IA-Forum, 11/27/2007) |
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| IA-Forum discusses current Middle East issues with Efraim Karsh, Professor and Head of the Mediterranean Studies Programme at King's College, University of London. By Bobby Bazemore. (IA-Forum, 03/21/2007) |
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| International Affairs Forum discusses nuclear proliferation in Iran with Hossein Aryan, defense analyst and part time lecturer at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. By Vanessa Kortekaas. (IA-Forum, 3/13/2007) |
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| International Affairs Forum discusses Islamic movements in the Middle East with Dr. Maha Azzam-Nusseibeh, Associate Fellow, Middle East Programme, The Royal Institute of International Affairs. By Dimitri Neos. (IA-Forum, 03/13/2007) |
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| IA Forum speaks to Meir Javedanfar,
Middle East analyst and co-author of the upcoming book 'The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran' about the country's nuclear program. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 2/09/2007) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Assist. Prof. Colin Kahl |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Assist. Prof. Colin Kahl about how the US is fighting the war in Iraq and improvements in the way it fights. By Stefan Daniels. (IA-Forum, 12/5/2006) |
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| Intenational Affairs Forum Interview: Peter Beinart and Scott McConnell |
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| Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of the New Republic and Scott McConnell, current editor of The American Conservative, discuss questions about the UN and US foreign policy. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 11/13/2006 and 11/18/2006) |
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| International Affairs Interview: Mr. Ameer Makhoul |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Mr. Ameer Makhoul,
General Director of Ittijah, Union of Arab Community-Based Organizations, Israel. By Ana Galvez and James Young. (IA-Forum, 5/9/2006) |
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| International Affairs Forum Interview: Dr. Joshua Muravchik |
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| IA-Forum speaks with American Enterprise Resident Scholar Joshua Muravchik and author of The Future of the United Nations: Understanding the Past to Chart a Way Forward, Covering the Intifada and Heaven on Earth. By Jens F. Laurson. (4/20/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Ilan Berman |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Ilan Berman (Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council) about Iran and his latest book, Tehran Rising. (IA-Forum, 3/20/2006) |
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| Iraq: The Middle East Pivot |
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| Report on lecture by former Ambassador Edward Gnehm at George Washington University. By Michael Loeb. (IA-Forum, 3/6/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Professor Philippe Sands QC |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Professor Philippe Sands QC about international law issues and his latest book, Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules (Viking). By Dimitri Neos and Anna Larnefeldt. (IA-Forum, 1/20/2006) |
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| IA Forum Interview: Dr. Mehrdad Haghayeghi |
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| Dr. Mehrdad Haghayeghi (Missouri State University) discusses Iran’s increasing influence over Central Asia. By Jennifer Ashton. (IA-Forum, 11/29/2005) |
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| EDITORIALS |
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| Author analyzes Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on the peace process on June 14 at Bar Ilan University, calling it innovative. By Dr. Yoav J. Tenembaum. (06/19/2009) |
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| Author explores U.S. peace plan for the Middle East and discusses means for positive U.S. foreign policy there. By Dr. Yoav J. Tenembaum. (05/25/2009) |
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| On the anniversary of the Arab-Israeli Peace Treaty of 1979, a reflection on its significance and influence. By Dr. Yoav J. Tenembaum (03/26/2009) |
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| Author reflects on President Bush's visit to the Middle East and US policy there. By Alexander Jackson. (IA-Forum, 05/20/2008) |
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| Discusses Mubarak's uncomfortable position between Egypt's obligations to the US and increasing pressure at home. By Rafael Broch. (IA-Forum, 03/20/2008) |
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| Selling arms simultaneously to Saudi-Arabia and Israel is hardly new in America's foreign policy. But critics of this White House wonder how this new plan can be squared with the "Bush Doctrine". By Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler (12/28/2007) |
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| Reflects on Palestinian internal strife and repercussions around the world. By Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer. (7/1/2007, first published in Newsday) |
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| Humanitarian Space in Iraq? |
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| Argues for increased international action to address the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. By S.R. Brophy. (IA-Forum, 03/11/2007) |
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| Deadline Approaching for Iranian Compliance with UN Resolution |
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| Analysis and commentary surrounding the deadline for Iranian compliance with United Nations (UN) Resolution 1737. By Stephanie Brophy. (IA-Forum, 02/07/2007) |
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| Iraqization - Not Democratization |
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| Analysis of the Iraq conflict and call to reinspect democratization policy efforts. By Alan Hootnick. (2/5/2007) |
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| Unilateral Folly |
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| Author critiques Prime Minister Olmert's convergence plan. By Samuel Hyman. (IA-Forum, 09/01/2006) |
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| As unlikely as Israel will take its foreign policy cues from Jesus via Pope John Paul II, the unrealistic hope for peace might well lie in the application of unrealistic policies. By Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler. (IA-Forum, 08/10/2006) |
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| Letter from Beirut |
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| The current conflict in Lebanon - as seen from a balcony, overlooking South Beirut. By Ronnie Chatah. (08/05/2006) |
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| The Islamic Republic and Rhetorical Contests with the United States |
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| The author discusses the war of words between the United States and Iran and its consequences. By Karin Esposito. (IA-Forum, 11/3/2005) |
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| The Road to Democracy in Arab World Goes Through Cairo |
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| Discusses the prospects for Egyptian leadership in a post-Mubarak administration and its importance to the Arab world. By Amandeep Sandhu. (7/19/2004) |
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| FEATURED ELSEWHERE
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| Thomas Evans asks why Israel looks unlikely to gain support for energy sanctions against Iran. (OpenDemocracy, 02/25/2010) |
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| In Yemen, where political and tribal authorities compete, interest groups -- including al Qaeda’s regional offshoot, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- have begun to fill the voids. By James M. Dorsey. (Foreign Affairs - 02/16/2010) |
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| Avoiding the pitfalls that generally confront the study of terrorism -- either expressing outrage at such inhumane behavior or dismissing one man's terrorist as another man's freedom fighter -- authors Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger dispassionately study the backgrounds, social networks, and motives of the terrorists. By L. Carl Brown. (Foreign Affairs - Jan/Feb 2010) |
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| Rather than assassinate Iranian citizens abroad, which proved a constant irritant between Iran and host countries, the Islamic Republic has developed much more sophisticated mechanisms to control its exiled population. By Ali Alfoneh. (The American Enterprise Institute, 12/08/2009) |
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| Millions of dollars are being pumped into hearts and minds projects from Kabul to Kandahar. Trouble is, it's not working. And it might even be making things worse. By Andrew Wilder and Stuart Gordon. (ForeignPolicy.com/12/01/2009) |
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| Kenneth Pollack addresses the talks between the P5 plus 1 debating the position Iran took in the talks. By Kenneth Pollack (Brookings Institute, 10/02/2009 |
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| This article explores China's hesitancy to support additional economic sanctions against Iran and it's overall perception of a potential as a dominant Middle East power (By Michael Wines 09-29-09). |
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| Soccer diplomacy in the Caucasus has potential for easing the tense relationship between Armenia and Turkey. However, both countries have conflicting interests in Azerbaijan that have brought rapprochement between the two countries to a stand still, making the prospects of peace more unlikely. By Amberin Zaman. (German Marshall Fund of the United States, 31 August 2009). |
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| As Europe and the US move to reinstitute ties, it is important that Syria's regional role is not overstated. Their role in creating stability in the Middle East may not be as big as some believe. By: Dominic Moran (International Relations and Security Network, 8/11/09) |
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| Karim Sadjadpour sheds light on the evolving political divisions in Iran, and its' relationship with other countries. (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 07/16/2009) |
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| Profiles the head of a special American task force in Iraq and explains the novel approach to warfare that he represents. By Ullrich Fichtner (Der Spiegel, 04/22/2009) |
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| Author argues why a ceasefire is necessary to keep the land for peace formula alive and how delegitimizing Hamas could in the long run backfire and hurt Israel's interests. By Meir Javedanfar. (Middle East Analyst, 01/05/2009) |
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| Secretary of Defense asserts that the U.S. cannot modernize its conventional forces to deal with future near peer threats at the cost of disregarding the capabilities necessary to deal with the type of wars it is currently engaged in. The U.S. must synchronize its military and civilian efforts and build the capacity of allies and partner nations. By Robert Gates (Foreign Affairs, Jan-Feb 2009) |
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| Analyst examines wider strategic goals of Israel's recent operation in Gaza that include Iran and Fatah. By Meir Javedanfar. (Jerusalem Post, 12/29/2008) |
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| The author discusses the prospects for and of US-Iran talks. By Joshua Muravchik (bitterlemons international, 12/04/2008) |
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| Just Journalism’s latest report, ‘Financial Times 2009: A year of Middle East editorials’ analyses all 121 of the newspaper’s editorials relating to the Middle East last year, revealing a number of interesting trends. (Juat Journalism, 01/28/2009) |
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| In today's fragile international political climate the structures in place to deal with nuclear non-proliferation have become complacent. An event of the magnitude of the 1968 Non-proliferation Treaty is needed to ensure that the threat from nuclear weapons remains contained (Yale Global Online 10/01/2008) |
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| The author argues that should Iran come close to becoming a nuclear power, Isreal will need to adopt its stance on its own nuclear arsenal from one of ambiguos non-disclosure to one of defensive but threatening acknowledgement of its existence (The Jerusalem Post, 09/11/2008) |
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| Details the similarities between American counter-insurgency techniques used in Iraq with those practiced by Isreal against Palestinian populations, particularly the use of barriers to separate different ethnic groups or to enclose and control population centres deemed a risk to security (Middle East Policy, Fall 2008, Subscription required $29.95) |
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| The situation in Iraq is improving. With the right strategy the United States will eventually be able to draw down troops without sacrificing stability. By Biddle, O'Hanlon & Pollack (Foreign Affairs, 09/13/2008) |
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| Author argues that the administration in Tehran will have to markedly improve its relations with the West, especially the US - even to the point of full diplomatic relations. It will have no other choice. It is not a question of if, but when. By Meir Javedanfar. (Jerusalem Post, 08/24/2008) |
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| Author discusses Ahmadinejad’s visit to Turkey and presents that energy, not Iran's nuclear program, will be his priority. By Meir Javedanfar. (Middle East Analyst, (08/14/2008) |
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| Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli explores roots and evolution of Hizbullah. Exposing it's close ties with Iran and Syria. (MEMRI, 06/17/2008) |
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| Author argues for more pragmatic, comprehensive approach from Western powers to deal with Shiite majority Middle Eastern countries and their rising influence. By Parag Khanna. (World Politics Review, 05/30/2008) |
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| Some Iranians are worried that news of Syrian-Israeli peace negotiations means that their staunchest ally is abandoning them. Not necessarily. The author looks at Iranian concerns and reactions in the press.
By Meir Javedanfar. (Meepas, 05/26/3008) |
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| ROUND TABLE FORUM |
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| European leaders have endorsed a call by the United Nations for a military force to quell the escalating conflict in Lebanon by establishing a buffer zone. U.S. officials question whether such a force could contribute much in quelling the conflict, much less lead to the eventual disarmament of Hezbollah or its Iranian and Syrian support being cut off. Would a UN military force be effective in de-escalating the conflict, fan the flames, or just become a tool of the extremists in the region? (7/26/2006) |
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| Is it in Iran's interest to develop nuclear weapons? (5/8/2006) |
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