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	On the Issues: Commemorating the U.S. Embassy Seizure, Thirty Years Later November 2009 \| On the Issues by Robin Wright On Wednesday, Iran will hold a parade and demonstration to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy seizure. The opposition is now mobilizing followers to turn the commemoration into a mass protest. Robin Wright, a Jennings Randolph fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and author of four books on Iran, covered the revolution and the hostage drama. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	Negotiating with Iran September 2009 \| Book by John W. Limbert John Limbert steps up with a pragmatic yet positive assessment of how to engage Iran. Through four detailed case studies of past successes and failures, he draws lessons for today’s negotiators and outlines 14 principles to guide the American who finds himself in a negotiation—commercial, political, or other—with an Iranian counterpart. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Iran’s Disputed Election June 2009 \| On the Issues by Dan Brumberg, Steve Heydemann, Sheldon Himelfarb, Asieh Mir Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: International and Regional Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations
	U.S.-Iranian Engagement June 2009 \| Working Paper by Daniel Brumberg and Eriks Berzins May 2009 \| Daniel Brumberg and Eriks Berzins On February 23, 2009, the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), together with the United Nations Association-USA and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, held a roundtable discussion among top Middle East experts and former United States Government officials. Held at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, the meeting’s purpose was to discuss prospects for creating a diplomatic framework through which the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran can address issues of common concern in the Middle East and South Asia, and in so doing, advance an engagement dynamic that might eventually open the doors for rapprochement between the two countries. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Governance, International and Regional Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Iran Elections June 2009 \| On the Issues by Asieh Mir Iran declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the presidential election, but many insist the vote was rigged and took to the streets in protest. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered an investigation into complaints of electoral fraud, as hundreds of thousands of people marched in what appears to be the largest anti-government demonstration in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	On the Issues: Iran April 2009 \| On the Issues by Daniel Brumberg Daniel Brumberg, acting director of USIP's Muslim World Initiative, discusses the recent meeting between senior U.S. officials and Iranian diplomats during an international conference at the Hague on March 31. This meeting represents the Obama administration's biggest step so far to reestablish dialogue with the Islamic Republic after 30 years of hostility. Countries: Iran, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Iran's Long Reach October 2008 \| Book by Suzanne Maloney As the third book in the series from the Institute’s Muslim World Initiative on pivotal states in the Muslim world, this lucid and timely volume sheds much-needed light on Iran’s strikingly complex political system and foreign policy and its central role in the region. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East June 2008 \| Special Report by Barbara Slavin This report focuses on Iran's interactions with groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and to a lesser extent, the Palestinian territories. The intent is to help policymakers understand the real extent of Iranian influence so that they can better motivate Iran and its allies to become more constructive actors in the Middle East. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Analyzing Iran's Domestic Political Landscape May 2008 \| Peace Briefing by Kelly Campbell The surprising success of Iran's "third way" movement in the March 2008 parliamentary elections may pose a significant challenge in the country's 2009 presidential election. Countries: Iran
	Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Iran February 2008 \| Congressional Testimony by Barbara Slavin Barbara Slavin testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on conditions in Iran on February 21. Her testimony addressed recent U.S. policy towards Iran, the Iranian government's current crackdown on dissenters, and possible courses of action for a new U.S. administration. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Human Rights, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion, Rule of Law

	On the Issues: Commemorating the U.S. Embassy Seizure, Thirty Years Later November 2009 \| On the Issues by Robin Wright On Wednesday, Iran will hold a parade and demonstration to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy seizure. The opposition is now mobilizing followers to turn the commemoration into a mass protest. Robin Wright, a Jennings Randolph fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and author of four books on Iran, covered the revolution and the hostage drama. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	Negotiating with Iran September 2009 \| Book by John W. Limbert John Limbert steps up with a pragmatic yet positive assessment of how to engage Iran. Through four detailed case studies of past successes and failures, he draws lessons for today’s negotiators and outlines 14 principles to guide the American who finds himself in a negotiation—commercial, political, or other—with an Iranian counterpart. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Iran’s Disputed Election June 2009 \| On the Issues by Dan Brumberg, Steve Heydemann, Sheldon Himelfarb, Asieh Mir Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: International and Regional Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations
	U.S.-Iranian Engagement June 2009 \| Working Paper by Daniel Brumberg and Eriks Berzins May 2009 \| Daniel Brumberg and Eriks Berzins On February 23, 2009, the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), together with the United Nations Association-USA and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, held a roundtable discussion among top Middle East experts and former United States Government officials. Held at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, the meeting’s purpose was to discuss prospects for creating a diplomatic framework through which the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran can address issues of common concern in the Middle East and South Asia, and in so doing, advance an engagement dynamic that might eventually open the doors for rapprochement between the two countries. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Governance, International and Regional Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Iran Elections June 2009 \| On the Issues by Asieh Mir Iran declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the presidential election, but many insist the vote was rigged and took to the streets in protest. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered an investigation into complaints of electoral fraud, as hundreds of thousands of people marched in what appears to be the largest anti-government demonstration in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	On the Issues: Iran April 2009 \| On the Issues by Daniel Brumberg Daniel Brumberg, acting director of USIP's Muslim World Initiative, discusses the recent meeting between senior U.S. officials and Iranian diplomats during an international conference at the Hague on March 31. This meeting represents the Obama administration's biggest step so far to reestablish dialogue with the Islamic Republic after 30 years of hostility. Countries: Iran, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Iran's Long Reach October 2008 \| Book by Suzanne Maloney As the third book in the series from the Institute’s Muslim World Initiative on pivotal states in the Muslim world, this lucid and timely volume sheds much-needed light on Iran’s strikingly complex political system and foreign policy and its central role in the region. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East June 2008 \| Special Report by Barbara Slavin This report focuses on Iran's interactions with groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and to a lesser extent, the Palestinian territories. The intent is to help policymakers understand the real extent of Iranian influence so that they can better motivate Iran and its allies to become more constructive actors in the Middle East. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Analyzing Iran's Domestic Political Landscape May 2008 \| Peace Briefing by Kelly Campbell The surprising success of Iran's "third way" movement in the March 2008 parliamentary elections may pose a significant challenge in the country's 2009 presidential election. Countries: Iran
	Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Iran February 2008 \| Congressional Testimony by Barbara Slavin Barbara Slavin testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on conditions in Iran on February 21. Her testimony addressed recent U.S. policy towards Iran, the Iranian government's current crackdown on dissenters, and possible courses of action for a new U.S. administration. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Human Rights, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion, Rule of Law