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In the Media

The Threat Posed by the Chinese and Iranian Regimes

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Oct 16, 2022

In the Media

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People gather in protest against the the Iranian regime on September 19, 2022, in Tehran, Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of the country's morality police. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Stalls and Sparks: Time to Do the Right Thing for Iran

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Schachter

Oct 15, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

A man walks past a damaged silo at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24, 2020, after Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the facility. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden Scapegoats the Saudis for an Energy Crisis He Created

Barack Obama shakes hands with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House May 13, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery via Getty Images)

Commentary

How to Lose Friends and Influence over People

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attends the joint graduation ceremony of armed forces cadets at Imam Hussein Military University in Tehran, Iran, on October 3, 2022. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Reports

How to Target Iran’s Kleptocracy

Nate Sibley

Former Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Oct 11, 2022

Reports

13 Min Read

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In the Media

Putin Threatens American Prosperity

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Oct 9, 2022

In the Media

Anti-regime protests in Tehran, Iran, on October 8, 2022. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Now Is Not the Time for Naivety on Iran

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 7, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Podcast

The Past and Future of American Foreign Policy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 5, 2022

Podcast

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Reports

Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Search for a Modern Muslim

Raza Rumi

Director, Park Center for Independent Media, Ithaca College

Raza Rumi

Oct 1, 2022

Reports

Long Read

A member of the Komala opposition party stands in the remains of what used to be its headquarters. Iranian missiles and drones struck multiple headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in the KRI on September 28, 2022, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. (Hawre Khalid/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iranian Drone Threat and How to Counter It

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 1, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Demonstrators gathering around a burning barricade during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran on September 19, 2022. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iran Protests Don’t Have to Fail

Victoria Coates

Guest

Robert Greenway

Former Adjunct Fellow

Victoria Coates & Robert Greenway

Sep 29, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. Bushehr is Iran's only nuclear power station and is currently running on imported fuel from Russia that is closely monitored by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

Blocking Iran's Path to a Nuclear Weapon