The Iran Deal: Where We’re At
When the Trump Administration announced in May that it would leave the Iran Nuclear Agreement known as the Joint…
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Why US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, President Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of…
Day 2 at the Commission on the Status of Women
One of the most rewarding components of the annual IRSAM trip to the Commission on the Status of Women is the…
The Space of the Islamic State
ISIL is one of the first terrorist groups to proclaim itself a state and has in many ways been defined by its…
The Imperial Imam: Islam, Empire, and the Diplomacy of Revolutionary Iran
The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been shaped by its revolutionary, Shia Islamist and imperial…
Does Iranian Activism Stand a Chance?
In recent years, Iran has been no stranger to political strife and friction. With the success of Ayatollah…
It’s Time to End the State Sponsors of Terrorism List
Since 1979, the United States State Department has kept a list of what it calls “state sponsors of terrorism.”…
Frenemies: The Secretive Saudi/Israeli Relationship
Throughout the history of international diplomacy and geopolitics, appearance and reality are quite divided. Often,…
An Iranian Arab Spring?
Recent anti-government protests this month have engulfed over 80 cities in Iran, as thousands of predominantly…
The Middle East’s Geopolitical Game of Chess
Introduction/ Background
In the year 632 CE the founding patriarch of Islam, Prophet Muhammad died, leading to a…