July 15, 2015

U.S. and Iran: Overcoming a Hard Legacy

With the announcement of a nuclear deal in Vienna, a three-decade freeze in relations between the U.S. and Iran is beginning to break. A former American diplomat with a deep knowledge of Iran, John Limbert explains the way forward.

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How to Feed Egypt
Perrihan Al-Riffai

A country with a bulging population faces crippling food security challenges. A high-level government commitment must address the availability of and access to food.

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Dining with Darius
Rachel Laudan

The tale of the Persian empire is one of vast farms, game reserves, and fisheries, elaborate kitchens staffed by thousands, and power. Centuries later, nations are still engaging in culinary politics.

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What Goes Unsaid
Marda Dunsky

American media coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict is more even-handed than critics claim, but key contextual factors go unreported or underreported. Among them: the impact of U.S. policy on the conflict.

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Dark Geopolitics of the Middle East
Hooshang Amirahmadi

The region’s autocrats and foreign intruders created growing disorder. Democratic reform is needed to spare the region from a future of failed states, popular revolts, and religious extremism.