Foreign Policy Essay
Making Sense of Iran and al-Qaeda’s Relationship
Asfandyar Mir, Colin P. Clarke Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 10:01 AM
The arrangement can be tense and transactional, but has provided benefits for both sides.
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Foreign Policy Essay
Hezbollah Amid Lebanese Collapse
Bilal Saab Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 10:01 AM
U.S. policy has focused narrowly on countering Hezbollah. The Biden administration should turn to the systemic problems of the country’s politics.
Foreign Policy Essay
Prospects for U.S.-Iran Relations at the Start of the Biden Administration
Kenneth M. Pollack Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:01 AM
The future of the Iran nuclear deal and more depend on how the next administration responds to Tehran's mixed messages.
Lawfare Live
Lawfare Live: U.S.-Iranian Relations During a Presidential Transition With Suzanne Maloney
Bryce Klehm Tue, Dec 8, 2020, 10:26 AM
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.
Foreign Policy Essay
Were Iran and the United States Really ‘on the Brink’? Observations on Gray Zone Conflict
Michael Eisenstadt Sun, Sep 27, 2020, 10:01 AM
The managed escalation in response to the targeting of Qassem Soleimani avoided an all-out war—just as it was intended to do.
Iran
What to Watch to Understand the Sino-Iranian Relationship
Colin P. Clarke, Mollie Saltskog Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 10:06 AM
The two countries are reportedly concluding a new partnership agreement, but cooperation between Tehran and Beijing will face obstacles.
Documents
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Issues Statement on Foreign Interference in the 2020 Election
Matt Gluck Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 5:45 PM
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement Friday outlining foreign threats to the integrity of the 2020 election.
Iran
Europe Continues to Brush Off the U.S. Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran
Darya Dolzikova, Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 8:01 AM
Despite the optics of a recent resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Europe continues to oppose the U.S. policy line on Iran.
drone strikes
U.N. Special Rapporteur Release Report on Drone Strikes and Soleimani Killing
Elliot Setzer Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 4:09 PM
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.
International Law: Self-Defense
The U.S. Should Communicate in the Jus ad Bellum Lexicon to Strengthen Its Deterrence Posturing
Matthew J. Aiesi, Amanda L. Minikus Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 8:01 AM
Strategic messages that incorporate credible threats under jus ad bellum are often the best option to enhance deterrence signaling.