Resources on Iran’s March to Nuclear Weapons Capability

Last night, the Foreign Policy Initiative hosted Time to Attack Iran? U.S. Policy and Iran’s Nuclear Program, a debate moderated by Newsweek’s Eli Lake. The debate—which included panelists CNA Research Analyst Elbridge A. Colby, FPI Executive Director Jamie M. Fly, and Georgetown University Professor Matthew Kroenig—focused on potential U.S. policy options towards Iran, ranging from containment and deterrence, to targeted military strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities, to broader military strikes aimed also at destabilizing the Iranian regime.  Despite differences, each panelist agreed that Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program poses a grave threat, and is the most important foreign policy issue facing the United States today.
 
Below are suggested readings and resources to consider given Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent visit to the United States, President Obama’s recent speech at AIPAC, and Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

FPI Resources

• [Video] – Highlights from "Time to Attack Iran? U.S. Policy and Iran's Nuclear Program" – Foreign Policy Initiative – March 7, 2012

• When Israel Acts, Will the U.S. Have Israel's Back? – FPI Director William Kristol – The Weekly Standard Blog – March 6, 2012

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

• Obama Should Pressure Iran, Not Israel – FPI Executive Director Jamie Fly – U.S. News and World Report’s Debate Club – March 5, 2012

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

• [Video] – Debate Over Iran Intensifies – FPI Executive Director Jamie Fly – CNN International – February 15, 2012

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

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

Suggested Reading

• Closing Tehran's Sanctions Loopholes – Mark Dubowitz and Jonathan Schanzer – Wall Street Journal Europe – March 8, 2012

• Avoiding a Bad Nuclear Deal with Iran – Michael Singh – Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government – March 7, 2012

• PM Netanyahu's Speech at AIPAC Policy Conference 2012 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – Prime Minister's Office – March 5, 2012

• An Unbridged Divide in U.S.-Israeli Relations – Editorial – Washington Post – March 5, 2012

• Obama's Hawkish Iran Turn – Editorial – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) – March 5, 2012

• Remarks by the President at AIPAC Policy Conference – President Barack Obama – The White House, Office of the Press Secretary – March 4, 2012

• Only Crippling Sanctions Will Stop Iran – Emanuele Ottolenghi – New York Times – March 2, 2012

• Resigning to Iran – Robert Joseph – National Review Online – March 1, 2012

• America's Iranian Self-Deception – Frederick W. Kagan and Maseh Zarif – Wall Street Journal – February 27, 2012

• Being Wrong Differently This Time – Kori Schake – Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government – February 27, 2012

• The Iranian Nuclear Program: Timelines, Data, and Estimates – Maseh Zarif – AEI's Critical Threats Project – February 27, 2012

• Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran – Yukiya Amano – International Atomic Energy Agency – February 24, 2012

• Is the Iranian Regime Rational? – Michael Singh – Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government – February 23, 2012

• The Test of Talking to Iran – Editorial – Washington Post – February 21, 2012

• The Odd Couple – Daniel Byman – Foreign Policy – February 21, 2012

• Containment Won't Work Against Iran – Daniel Schwammenthal – Wall Street Journal Europe – February 15, 2012

• Iran’s Measure of Desperation – Jackson Diehl – Washington Post’s Post Partisan – February 13, 2012

• Antinuclear Assassinations – James Kirchick – The Weekly Standard – February 11, 2012

• Meeting the Challenge: Stopping the Clock – Charles Robb and Charles Wald – Bipartisan Policy Center – February 2012

• Time to Attack Iran – Matthew Kroenig – Foreign Affairs (subscription required) – January/February 2012

• Why Not to Attack Iran – Elbridge Colby and Austin Long – The National Interest – January 11, 2012