U.S. Policy
U.S. Condemns Imprisonment of Opposition
On February 14, the United States condemned Iran's continued imprisonment of former presidential candidates and opposition lead
New Penalties on Iran in Defense Bill
On January 3, President Barack Obama signed a $633 billion defense bill for fiscal year 2013.
Kerry’s Past Comments on Iran
On December 21, President Barack Obama nominated Senator John Kerry to be the Secretary of State during his second term.
Panetta: New U.S. Strategy to Counter Iran
On December 18, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta outlined a new U.S.
U.S. Sanctions Iranian Nuclear Proliferation Networks
On December 13, the U.S.
U.S. Ready for Negotiations but Time is Short
On December 8, Deputy Secretary of State William J.
U.S. Renews Iran Sanctions Waivers
U.S. Issues Iran Travel Warning
On December 7, the State Department warned that U.S.
U.S. Sanctions Iran's Shipping and Energy Sectors
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
