In Memoriam: Kenneth Waltz, one of the most eminent political scientists of the twentieth century. http://fam.ag/YRCeZH
Meet Ahmadinejad’s Chosen Successor
Ahead of Iran’s presidential election in June, President Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Khamenei are squabbling over the succession. Ahmadinejad wants Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, his chief of staff, to run but Khamenei disapproves. Regardless of who wins, the real loser will be Iranian democracy.
Our new eBook is now available! Bringing together a broad range of important articles from Foreign Affairs and ForeignAffairs.com, Iran and the Bomb tells the story of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons and the outside world’s struggle to respond.
The Council on Foreign Relations has published a new eBook on Iran. Seven scholars map the objectives, tools, and strategies for dealing with one of the most vexing foreign policy problems.
Available on your preferred device. Read a free excerpt now!
The July/August issue has gone to press, and advance copies just arrived at our office! We’ll be releasing a few essays before the official online launch on June 20th. Stay tuned!
Threat Inflation with Micah Zenko
After yet another foiled terrorist plot, what does the United States really have to fear? Editor Gideon Rose discusses “threat hyping” with author Micah Zenko, who argues that the nation is much safer than politicians and government officials would lead the public to believe. A near-nuclear Iran, unstable Middle East, occasionally aggressive Russia, and unstoppable China do not, in fact, pose these often cited dangers. Cutting military spending should not incite such anxiety, when even international terrorism does not qualify as a real threat to the existence or freedom of the United States.
Sanctions Are Only a Stop-Gap: Iran is Negotiating, But That Isn’t Enough
Sanctions have succeeded in bringing Tehran back to the negotiating table, but they are a tactic, not a strategy. Any long-term policy has to aim for a democratic Iran.
The May/June 2012 issue is now available! See the full TOC here.
Botching the Bomb: Why Nuclear Weapons Programs Often Fail on Their Own — and Why Iran’s Might, Too
(From the new issue, out next week.)
Nuclear weapons are hard to build for managerial reasons, not technical ones. This is why so few authoritarian regimes have succeeded: they don’t have the right culture or institutions. When it comes to Iran’s program, then, the United States and its allies should get out of the way and let Iran’s worst enemies — its own leaders — gum up the process on their own. Read the full article.
Page 1 of 3
Loading tweets...
Likes
-
New York City from space.
(via Gizmodo)
-
The ice people of Belfast.
-
The July/August issue has gone to press, and advance copies just...
-
It is rare to find at a Mexican restaurant/bar/store chain something this cool....
-
But things are different nowadays. Smart phones have...
-
100,000 And Counting
The NPR Tumblr now has 100,000 followers. Thanks to everyone who has taken an...
-
Is America over? (Taken with instagram)
-
KAL’s cartoon: this week, a simple map.
-
A chart showing the population density of prisoners in various countries. Notice the one red...
The leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and international affairs.
Twitter
Facebook
Subscribe via RSS
Follow on Tumblr
Mobile version
Random post
