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June 9, 2016
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“This new era is totally different from previous eras because of the recent Nuclear Agreement,” asserted Senior Global Challenges Fellow* Mohammad Hassan Khani.

April 18, 2016
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Reflecting on what has happened in the Arab world since spring 2011, Dr. Mutayyam al O'ran observed, "the expectations of the Arab Spring have crashed on the stones of reality."

December 9, 2014
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Before assessing the status of the Iran nuclear negotiations, Jon Greenwald, International Crisis Group vice president and SPP visiting professor, reviewed some of the history and psychology that he said were "essential" to understanding the issue because "the past is a heavy burden on both sides." 

November 28, 2014
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In an interview with the Tasnim News Agency (Tehran) on November 25, SPP Visiting Professor and International Crisis Group Vice President Jon Greenwald discussed prospects for the ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiations. Greenwald’s remarks responded to this week’s announcement of a seven-month extension for negotiations for a comprehensive nuclear agreement between the P5+1 (permanent UN Security Council members China, France, Russia, the UK, and the U.S. plus Germany) and Iran.