Abstract For the past decade, much attention has been devoted to the potential consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran. Yet the binary ‘acquisition/restraint’ lens through which…
Country or Region: Iran
Summary Iran’s nuclear program has generated intense controversy ever since the International Atomic Energy Agency reported in 2003 that Iran was secretly pursuing enrichment activities.…
Abstract The current thrust in Indo-Iranian relations is just as old as the end of the Cold War. In the early 1990s Indo-Iranian interests converged…
Abstract Since the early 2000s considerable attention has been focused on Iran’s nuclear ambition. While the US and the West claim that Iran is pursuing…
Abstract This article reviews the sustained growth of Iran’s naval forces in the past two decades. It closely examines the Islamic Republic’s navy’s war-waging capacity…
Summary Iranian politics has been marked by sharp ideological divisions and infighting. These divides, kept largely out of public view until the 1990s, came to…
Abstract Given its goal of building a ‘New-Type Great Power Relationship’ with the United States, why doesn’t China demonstrate its good will towards the United…
Abstract Iran’s geographical location makes the country strategically vital. From the south, the Persian Gulf with its close proximity to the Indian Ocean Region and…
Abstract This paper addresses issues of natural gas which raise questions about European energy security. It first focuses on the rising gas demand of the…
Abstract This paper focuses on changing understandings of geopolitics from classical, modern and critical meanings with regard to the role of energy. It suggests that…
Abstract China, the world’s largest energy consumer, has sought to build up its ties with all energy-rich countries. But China’s energy diplomacy toward Iran, one…
Abstract Merely for working in their field of expertise, Iranian nuclear scientists face perils and pressures that are nothing less than Shakespearean. The question for…
Abstract Despite conventional assumptions, a different pattern of alliances and incompatible political ideologies, Iran has been among the few countries in the world that has…
Abstract The fall of the Taliban in 2001 presented Iran with a complex strategic situation. On the one hand, the removal of the Taliban promised…
Summary How close are we to a nuclear Iran? What does it mean for American foreign policy? How did we get to this point? And…
