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The future of the Iran nuclear deal and more depend on how the next administration responds to Tehran's mixed messages.
This Thursday, Dec. 10, at noon EST, Suzanne Maloney, the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and Lawfare senior editor Scott R. Anderson will join Lawfare editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes to answer questions from the Lawfare community about the challenges facing U.S.-Iranian relations during the transition period from the Trump to the Biden administration.
The managed escalation in response to the targeting of Qassem Soleimani avoided an all-out war—just as it was intended to do.
The two countries are reportedly concluding a new partnership agreement, but cooperation between Tehran and Beijing will face obstacles.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement Friday outlining foreign threats to the integrity of the 2020 election.
Despite the optics of a recent resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Europe continues to oppose the U.S. policy line on Iran.
The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on July 6 submitted a report claiming the January done strike in Iraq that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani constituted a violation of international law.
Strategic messages that incorporate credible threats under jus ad bellum are often the best option to enhance deterrence signaling.
In arguing that the social media platform is breaking the law by allowing Iranian officials to tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz ignores crucial speech protections etched into U.S. sanctions law.
While President Trump can decide whether to use force against Iran, Congress has taken steps that may make him unwilling to do so.