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The Stimson Center and US Institute of Peace (USIP) announce the publication of "Engagement, Coercion, and Iran’s Nuclear Challenge." This report is the culmination of recommendations from a distinguished group of more than 40 scholars and policy analysts, who met regularly during the past year to evaluate how the US should proceed in its strategy with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The United States Institute of Peace Press announces the publication of “The Go-Between: Jan Eliasson and the Styles of Mediation,” a new book exploring international mediation through the lens of Ambassador Jan Eliasson, an international mediator with a remarkable track record.

On October 18 the United States Institute of Peace Press will release “The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy,” an online resource that provides a comprehensive but concise overview of Iran’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy and nuclear program. A print version will be available December 1. “The Iran Primer” is a joint product of the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.

George Lopez, Jennings Randolph senior fellow at the United State of Peace, reacted to the United Nations passage of new sanctions against Iran.

In a growing recognition of the importance of Iran to international security and conflict management, the United States Institute of Peace is adding resources and expertise to its understanding and analysis of all aspects of Iran, including Persian translation capability for analysis of websites and blogs.

Media advisory announcing USIP expertise on Iran, in anticipation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In a sign of increasing penetration of peace-related materials into war-torn countries like Afghanistan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is increasing its translation and dissemination of works into Dari and Farsi, for local usage within zones of conflict.

As the United States weighs a change of approach toward the Iranian government after thirty years of confrontation, Middle East expert John Limbert steps up with a pragmatic yet positive assessment of how to engage Iran.     

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