There’s been a lot of talk about “red lines” lately. Speaking to CNN about Iran’s nuclear program on September 16, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defined the term as “a stage in the enrichment or other nuclear activities that [the Iranians] cannot cross because they’ll face consequences.” Earlier this month, Netanyahu asserted that “those in the international community who refuse to draw a red line on Iran have no moral right to draw a red line for Israel.”
Iran Project Report: A Welcome Dose of Long-Term Thinking
As Iran continues its nuclear program and Israel ramps up its threatening rhetoric, there has been widespread speculation about whether Israel will launch a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, when it might do so, and to what extent the US would support such an attack. But amidst all of the debate, far less has been said about what a strike would require, how it would be carried out and what its effects might be. On Thursday, September 13, the Iran Project released a highly-publicized report that offers a refreshingly level-headed analysis of some of the consequences of a strike against Iran.
Survey Says…Diplomacy for the Win
On the topic of nuclear proliferation, we know (more or less) what the media is saying, what the Democrats are saying, and what the Republicans are saying but what hasn’t been shared is the collective voice of the American people.
Bolton Advocates an Israeli Strike on Iran
John Bolton, one of Mitt Romney’s top foreign policy advisors, wrote another op-ed about Iran this week. In the past, Bolton has advocated U.S. military action to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, but has done so while shying away from the potential consequences. This time, however, he makes no policy recommendations for the United States. Instead, he implicitly advocates an Israeli strike on Iran while making a number of concerning statements along the way.
Bolton Ignores the True Costs of Military Action against Iran
By Ari Kattan In a recent article in The Weekly Standard, John Bolton, an unofficial advisor to the Romney campaign, blasted the Obama administration’s policy of sanctions and negotiations to halt Iran’s nuclear program. That Bolton opposes negotiations with Iran as a futile exercise is well known. What is noteworthy about this article—and Bolton’s viewpoint […]
