Middle East

On New Year’s Eve 1977, President Jimmy Carter famously toasted the Shah at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran and declared, “Iran … is an island ……Read More

The heating up of the conflict in Iraq has once again brought the divisions in the Islamic world to the forefront.  While many of us ……Read More

As nuclear negotiations resume June 16 in Vienna, a new paper by a veteran US Iran expert and congressional analyst lays out options for unwinding US sanctions that include initial waivers ……Read More

One of a series of RAND perspectives on what Middle East and U.S. policy might look like in “the days after a deal”, this perspective examines the ……Read More

The nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers have reached a critical stage. I am reasonably confident that by next month’s deadline, we can reach a ……Read More

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has revealed for the first time that Iran has made a detailed proposal to the P5+1 group of states aimed ……Read More