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Will Sanctions on Iran Work? By Prof. R. K. Ramazani |
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 19:06 |
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Source: http://irancoverage.com/2007/11/20/rk-ramazani-will-sanctions-on-iran-work/ R.K. Ramazani is professor emeritus of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. For more than a half-century, he has written extensively on Iran, including the prize-winning "The Foreign Policy of Iran." The author thanks W. Scott Harrop for assistance with this column. The Bush administration’s latest unilateral sanctions on Iran are likely to fail. The debate over whether or not these sanctions will work has so far focused on econo-mic considerations. Psycho-logical and political factors, however, are more important. Historically, Iranian national sentiment soars in the face of foreign pressure. Like the leaders of the past, the current regime can benefit internally from resisting coercion by foreign powers such as the United States. Read More >> |
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How to Build Iran-US relations |
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 19:04 |
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Source: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/17531/how_to_build_usiran_relations.html?breadcrumb=%2Fexperts%2F1381%2Fkaveh_l_afrasiabi SEEING THINGS with parted eyes, like Hermia in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream," is how US-Iran relations appear, with dialogue, both direct and indirect, and escalating tensions between the two countries transpiring simultaneously. The ongoing saga between Iran and the United States, more than a quarter of a century old, has all the marking of a potentially serious, even catastrophic, chapter in international relations. Read More >> |
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Talk with Iran -- no, seriously |
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 19:03 |
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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/11/diplomacy-with-iran/ In a distorted and highly implausible column ("Pro-Iranian fabrications," Commentary, Nov. 26), Kenneth R. Timmerman tries to discredit a group of top scholars, experts and diplomats - individuals with years of experience studying and dealing with Iran and holding highly influential and prestigious academic, government and scholarly positions - for their endorsement of a new, factually grounded and widely received Joint Experts' Statement (www.expertsoniran.com) that lays out an effective and diplomatic road map to deal with Iran successfully. Read More >> |
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Iran and the Security Council: A Changing relationship |
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 19:01 |
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Source: http://www.harvardir.org/index.php?page=article&id=1818 Since 2006, Security Council resolutions aimed at compelling Iran to halt its nuclear activities have not only been counterproductive, but they have undermined the Council’s legitimacy even further. This is not just because the Security Council has sheltered an “Axis of Evil” nation from the current global financial crisis by cutting its ties to the doomed market. It is also because the Council’s irrational and illegal demands no longer suit Iran’s new stature within the regional and international conjuncture. The balance of power has changed in the Middle East in Iran’s favour and this should be reflected in the Security Council’s policies. The Security Council can only obtain results from Iran if it abandons its obsolete, confrontational approach and recognize Iran as a significant regional power. In concrete terms, this means that the Security Council should put a moratorium on the sanctions and reassign Iran’s dossier back to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It must also restore Iran’s trust in the “international community” by establishing a sustainable cooperation regime in which Iran would play the role it deserves as a regional power. Read More >> |
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