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The Iranian (Time) Bomb

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As international negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program resume in Baghdad this week, talk of war, so prominent earlier this spring, has lessened. But can diplomacy yield a durable solution? If not, what happens next?

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  1. The Nixon Option for Iran?
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    The Nixon Option for Iran?

    May 22, 2012 William H. Luers & Thomas R. Pickering

  2. The Diplomacy Option
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    The Diplomacy Option

    May 16, 2012 Christopher R. Hill

  3. The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise
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    The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise

    May 9, 2012 Mehdi Khalaji

  4. Put Palestine First
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    Put Palestine First

    May 4, 2012 A.B. Yehoshua

  5. Keeping Cool in the Nuclear Heat
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    Keeping Cool in the Nuclear Heat

    Apr 25, 2012 Gareth Evans

  6. Iran’s Last Chance?
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    Iran’s Last Chance?

    Apr 19, 2012 Javier Solana

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