The Iranian quagmire: How to move forward: Position: The military option

摘要

As the writers in this symposium illustrate, dealing with Iran's nuclear program is one of the most importantnforeign policy issues of the day. Years of stalled talks, diplomatic dead-ends, and sanctions have made itndifficult to see exactly where progress has been made and what efforts are worth pursuing. In this GlobalnForum, leading foreign policy expertsweigh in fromaround theworld on the options for howtomove forwardnwith IranÑfrom diplomacy to fuel swaps to military strikes. Whatever their proposed solutions, the writersnexpress one common theme: We ignore Iran at our own peril. From the US, Thomas R. Pickering (2010),nLawrence J. Korb (2010), and Bennett Ramberg; from Turkey, Mustafa Kibaroglu (2010); from Iran, KayhannBarzegar (2010); and from Israel, Emily B. Landau (2010). Over the months of November and December, thisnforum will continue at www.thebulletin.org.