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  • The Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years Later

    Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    The Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years Later
    Three decades after Iran seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, igniting a 14-month hostage crisis, Suzanne Maloney examines the current state of power in the Islamic Republic. Maloney says that the recent demonstrations in Iran are an extension of the country's unanswered conversation of legitimate ruling authority, and that responses by hard-liners indicate a belief that any reform would beget revolution.

  • Iran Gives Nod to Inspections, More Nuclear Talks

    Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Iran has agreed to a second round of discussions over its disputed nuclear program following a meeting in Geneva with diplomats from the United States and other world powers. Suzanne Maloney joined PBS' NewsHour to discuss how this week's talks were a positive step and what to expect from future engagement between the United States and Iran.

  • Obama's Announcement About Iran's Secret Enrichment Facility

    Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Obama's Announcement About Iran's Secret Enrichment Facility
    Suzanne Maloney writes that Friday’s announcement by President Barack Obama and his French and British counterparts about Iran’s covert nuclear activities had all the ingredients of a blockbuster. Maloney explores the likelihood that the announcement will force Iran's hand and outlines the potential impact on the stances of Russia and China.

  • Which Path to Persia? : Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran

    Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT


    Which Path to Persia? objectively presents the most important policy options available to the United States in crafting a new strategy toward Iran.

  • Iran and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Second Term

    Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Iran and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Second Term
    Two months after a landslide election that was widely viewed as fraudulent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will be inaugurated this week for a second term as president of Iran. Suzanne Maloney examines both what has happened in Iran since the election and new questions regarding the stability of the regime moving forward.

  • Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran: Assessing Sanctions and Other U.S. Policy Options

    Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran: Assessing Sanctions and Other U.S. Policy Options
    Suzanne Maloney testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on recent developments in Iran and the possibility of new sanctions. Maloney noted that while sanctions may be the only effective means of persuading Iran to cooperate, the willingness of the international community is limited and Iran is somewhat insulated because of its already poor economy and extensive petroleum exports.

  • Iran: Recent Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy

    Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Iran: Recent Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy
    Suzanne Maloney testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on recent developments in Iran after the June 12 election and resulting protests across the country. Maloney addressed the current internal political crisis, the efficiency of additional international sanctions against Iran and offered suggestions for U.S. policy going forward.

  • Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran
    In a new Saban Analysis Paper, six Brookings experts analyze the main policy approaches toward Iran. In examining the benefits and drawbacks of the nine options—including engagement, persuasion, airstrikes, and containment—the authors refrain from recommending one policy over the other. Rather, they present the details of the policies in a manner that allows readers to understand the complexity of the challenge that is Iran and decide for themselves which group of policies is best.

  • Misreading Tehran

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    In the wake of post-election unrest in Iran, Suzanne Maloney writes that many of America’s Iran watchers failed in their assessments. She says to make sure we aren’t caught by surprise with Tehran’s politics again we need to understand the deep republican streak of the Iranian people—and the lengths to which their leaders will go to stifle it.

  • Diplomacy with Iran: The Show Must Go On

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Examining both recent events and historical circumstances, Suzanne Maloney points to robust U.S. diplomatic engagement with Iran as the optimal strategic option and candidly outlines what U.S. policymakers should—and should not—hope to accomplish.

  • Can Iran’s Reformers Exploit Fissures in the Regime?

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney writes that no matter who emerges victorious in Iran's current struggle for political power, the future of the Islamic Republic will look nothing like the country the world has known for the last 30 years.

  • Reacting to Iran's Disputed Presidential Election Outcome

    Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was proclaimed the landslide winner in Iran's presidential contest amid accusations of widespread election fraud. Suzanne Maloney argues that although the election has poisoned the atmosphere for diplomacy, it has not changed the fact that negotiations represent the best of a range of unappealing options available to Washington.

  • An Absurd Outcome to Iran's Presidential Election

    Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney explores the main questions left after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s win in Iran. Among these questions, Maloney addresses how much the vote was manipulated and whether Obama can still pursue diplomacy as an option with a fractured Iran.

  • What to Read on Iranian Politics

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney examines Iran’s internal and international relations by offering an annotated syllabus on Iranian politics. Focusing on serious analysis, Maloney offers suggestions ranging from the formation of the Islamic Republic to the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

  • Iran's Presidential Election: What to Watch For

    Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

    As Iranians go to the polls in their hotly contested presidential election, Suzanne Maloney analyzes the vote as being both a referendum on the polarizing first term of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and an opportunity for the reformist movement to revive itself after crushing defeats in recent years. She also cautions the Obama administration against making public statements in favor of any outcome, for fear of stoking a hardliner backlash.

  • Refashioning Iran’s International Role

    Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    Since its explosive beginnings nearly three decades ago, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the poster child for recalcitrance and misconduct in the international system—the archetype for a new category of rogue or outlaw state. Suzanne Maloney and Ray Takeyh examine how to deal with Iran and its multiple foreign policy challenges.

  • The Gulf's Renewed Oil Wealth: Getting it Right This Time?

    Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    The escalation in the price of oil over the past seven years has allowed the Middle East and Gulf states to reap an incredible windfall. The oil boom has neither saved nor doomed the Middle East, but rather opened new possibilities and heightened existing problems. Suzanne Maloney argues that international interest in ensuring the free flow of energy resources should prompt serious efforts by Washington and other capitals to enhance regional integration, encourage meaningful reform and promote long-term cooperation in cultivating a more stable, prosperous and sustainable future for the Middle East.

  • Pathway to Coexistence: A New U.S. Policy toward Iran

    Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    Pathway to Coexistence: A New U.S. Policy toward Iran
    The Obama administration may be tempted to take the easy way out by offering merely new rhetoric and modest refinements to the carrot-and stick approach that has failed its five predecessors. Suzanne Maloney and Ray Takeyh believe this would be a mistake. Today, to deal effectively with a rising Iran, the United States must embark on a far deeper reevaluation of its strategy and launch a comprehensive diplomatic initiative to attempt to engage its most enduring Middle Eastern foe.

  • U.S. Elections and Iran

    Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    U.S. Elections and Iran
    Suzanne Maloney writes that Iran will loom large on the agenda of the next American president. Maloney believes Barack Obama's willingness to talk to Tehran represents a promising start, and that history suggests engagement is appropriate, but also notes Tehran will need to demonstrate it is prepared to rejoin the international community.

  • U.S. Policy Toward Iran: Missed Opportunities and Paths Forward

    Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney writes that U.S. policy toward Iran is in a profound state of disarray as international support for sanctions or use of force has dwindled recently. Maloney argues that the U.S. must first understand where the miscalculations occurred, and that the next administration should be prepared to outline a new way forward on Iran.

  • Diplomatic Strategies for Dealing with Iran

    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney writes about diplomatic options for the next administration in dealing with Iran. Maloney offers ideas on how Iran may respond to new U.S. initiatives by exploring previous cases of dialogue, and she concludes by presenting a sense of how Tehran views talking with Washington.

  • How the Iraq War Has Empowered Iran

    Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    Five years into war in Iraq, Suzanne Maloney assesses the changed and growing relationship between Iraq and Iran.  She concludes that Iran's investments in Iraq reflect the fact that Tehran has an interest in ensuring a friendly government in Baghdad, and that the U.S. will have to utilize new approaches to contain Iran. 

  • Advancing Religious Freedom and Human Rights in Iran

    Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

    In testimony before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Suzanne Maloney offers thoughts on the trends underway within Iran regarding human rights and religious freedoms as well as what the U.S. can do to approach policy concerns. 

  • Time to Start Talking to Tehran

    Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney and Ray Takeyh argue that in order to come to an understanding with Iran, the United States must open dialogue with the country instead of forcing a military confrontation.

  • Iran: Reality, Options, and Consequences

    Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

    In congressional testimony Suzanne Maloney discusses current and future U.S. diplomatic options with Iran.  Maloney states, "As Washington also looks toward a new political era, the prospect for building new avenues of cooperation with Tehran in a post-Iraq future should not be discounted."

  • The U.S. Should Engage Iran

    Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

    Suzanne Maloney argues that while Iran is part of the problem in Iraq, “there can be no effective, enduring solution without Tehran playing a constructive role.”

  • Fear and Loathing in Tehran

    Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

    Fear and Loathing in Tehran
    Article by Suzanne Maloney, The National Interest (September-October 2007)

  • Mideast Diplomacy and Arms Sales

    Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

    Interview with Suzanne Maloney and Shibley Telhami, The Diane Rehm Show (7/31/07)

  • Why the Iraq War Won't Engulf the Mideast

    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

    Opinion by Suzanne Maloney, Steven A. Cook and Ray Takeyh, International Herald Tribune (6/28/07)

  • Iran : Time for a New Approach

    Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT


    The lack of sustained engagement with Iran harms American interests, and direct dialogue with Tehran on specific areas of mutual concern should be pursued, concludes a Council-sponsored Independent Task Force, Iran: Time for a New Approach.

  • America and Iran: From Containment to Coexistence

    Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

    Policy Brief #87, by Suzanne Maloney (August 2001)

  • U.S. Policy Toward Iran: Time for a Change?

    Tue, 12 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

    In the twenty-third installment of the Capital Hill Conference Series, Suzanne Maloney joins Richard Allen Roth, Geoffrey Kemp, Ray Takeyh, and moderator Chas. W. Freeman, Jr. to discuss policy toward Iran.

  • Elections in Iran: A New Majlis and a Mandate for Reform

    Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 GMT

    In Elections In Iran: A New Majlis and a Mandate for Reform, Suzanne Maloney discusses implications of the outcome of the 2000 Iranian parliment elections.

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