Kerry’s mission: Middle East peace

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Jeffrey Goldberg and Robin Wright talk about John Kerry’s push for the peace process in the Middle East and the nuclear agreement in Iran.

Ambassador Dennis Ross Speaks About Iran as USIP and the Wilson Center Release "The Iran Primer"

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

By: Tara Sonenshine

Ambassador Dennis Ross, special assistant to the President and senior director for the Central Region including the Middle East, the Gulf, Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Asia, addressed USIP on the day it rolled out "The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy," edited by USIP-Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow Robin Wright.  The speech took place just a week before multilateral talks with Iran begin.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentMediation, Negotiation & DialogueEconomics

Iranian Politics and Nuclear Program

Thursday, January 9, 2014

David Ignatius and Robin Wright talked about their recent trip to Iran to assess Iran’s internal politics since President Rouhani took office. Topics included the implications of the nuclear agreement talks that were resuming in Geneva that day. They were interviewed by former Ambassador William Taylor and responded to questions from members of the audience. The event “Inside Iran” was held at the U.S. Institute of Peace, co-sponsored by the Wilson Center.

Q&A: Nuclear Deal Will Boost President Rouhani

Q&A: Nuclear Deal Will Boost President Rouhani

Friday, April 3, 2015

By: USIP Staff

Yesterday’s announced framework for a deal on Iran’s nuclear program will limit Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for an end to international economic sanctions against the country. Many experts, including USIP’s Daniel Brumberg, have offered analysis of the agreement’s details, including its chances of preventing Iran from reaching a nuclear-weapons capability. Less attention has focused on the meaning of the accord for Iran and its place in the world. USIP expert and author Robin Wright...

Type: Analysis

Mediation, Negotiation & DialogueGlobal Policy

Q&A: Iran Nuclear Talks

Q&A: Iran Nuclear Talks

Friday, January 30, 2015

Talks between Iran and six major powers—the U.S., the U.K., China, France, Germany and Russia—seek a framework agreement by March 24 with technical details by June. But leaders on all sides face intense—and sometimes harrowing—domestic pressure from opponents who fear a final agreement will give away too much. Robin Wright, an author and distinguished fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, explores the dynamics of the diplomacy.

Type: Analysis

Mediation, Negotiation & DialogueGlobal Policy

Q&A: In Principle, a Nuclear Agreement with Iran?

Q&A: In Principle, a Nuclear Agreement with Iran?

Friday, April 3, 2015

By: USIP Staff

Iran has agreed with six major powers—the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany—to limit its nuclear activities for at least a decade in exchange for an end to international economic sanctions. This agreement on principles, announced yesterday, is incomplete. More talks will be needed to decide numerous technical details, including the pace at which sanctions will be lifted. As USIP’s Robin Wright explores the ramifications of the agreement for Iran’s place in the w...

Type: Analysis

Mediation, Negotiation & DialogueGlobal Policy

The Middle East: Divided, Dysfunctional

The Middle East: Divided, Dysfunctional

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

By: Garrett Nada

Even before President Donald Trump upended a core U.S. policy recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, late 2017 has been tumultuous in the Middle East. The Islamic State (ISIS) “caliphate” collapsed. Syria’s Assad regime all but won the six-year civil war, consolidating Iranian and Russian influence. Saudi Arabia purged...

Type: Analysis

Violent ExtremismGlobal PolicyDemocracy & GovernanceFragility & Resilience