FPI Resources on Iran’s Quest for Nuclear Weapons Capability

Following resumed talks between Iran and world powers in Istanbul last weekend, U.S. officials may believe that prospects for a diplomatic solution to halt Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons-making capability have been revived.  Unfortunately, the track record shows that Iran has repeatedly used negotiations with the international community as a shield to buy time and advance its nuclear program.
 
The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) is continuing to monitor Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons capability, and believes that the following analyses, op-eds, and blog posts will help policymakers craft their response to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. 

• FPI Fact Sheet: The False Promise of Negotiations over Iran’s Nuclear Program – Foreign Policy Initiative – April 12, 2012

• [Video] – Iran Nuclear Issue: Problems and Possibilities – FPI Executive Director Jamie M. Fly – U.S. Embassy, Sweden – March 30, 2012

• [Video] – As U.S., Israel Navigate Tensions Over Iran, Are 'All Options on the Table?' – PBS’s Newshour – March 5, 2012

• Why Israel Has Doubts About Obama – FPI Director Dan Senor – Wall Street Journal – March 5, 2012

• The Case For Regime Change in Iran – FPI Executive Director Jamie M. Fly and Gary Schmitt – Foreign Affairs’ Snapshots – January 17, 2012

• Taking Iran Seriously – FPI Executive Director Jamie M. Fly – The Weekly Standard – January 7, 2012

• Why Obama Should Take Out Iran's Nuclear Program – FPI Director Eric Edelman, Andrew Krepinevich, and Evan Braden Montgomery – Foreign Affairs’ Snapshots – November 9, 2011

• Don't Throw Iran's Democrats Under the Bus – Patrick Clawson – Foreign Policy – April 13, 2012

• What the U.S.-Iran Talks Will Ignore – Stephen Hayes – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – April 13, 2012

• Iran Talks Déjà Vu – Editorial – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – April 12, 2012

• Tearing Down Iran's Electronic Curtain – Mark Dubowitz and Toby Dershowitz – Wall Street Journal Europe (subscription required) – April 12, 2012

• The Iranian Nuclear Program: Timelines, Data, and Estimates – Maseh Zarif – American Enterprise Institute – April 9, 2012

• Squandered Leverage over Iran – Michael Singh – Washington Post – April 9, 2012

• On Iran, Reality Bites – John Vinocur – International Herald Tribune – April 9, 2012

• A Nuclear Iran is too Much to Risk – Alan Kuperman – Los Angeles Times – April 1, 2012

• Can Iran Be Saved? – Sohrab Ahmari – Commentary – March, 2012

• Establishing a Credible Threat Against Iran’s Nuclear Program – Bipartisan Policy Center – March 30, 2012

• How Washington Encourages Israel to Bomb Iran – Reuel Marc Gerecht – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – March 25, 2012

• Is Iran a Rational Actor? – Lee Harris – The Weekly Standard Blog – March 13, 2012

• Iran Can't Be Allowed Nuclear 'Capability' – Sens. Robert Casey (D-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – March 8, 2012

• Obama vs. Israel – Charles Krauthammer – Washington Post – March 8, 2012

• The Meaning of a 'Diplomatic' Approach to Iran – Will Inboden – Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government – March 8, 2012