Don’t Fear A Nuclear Arms Race In The Middle East -- Steven A. Cook, Foreign Policy
The conventional wisdom has it wrong: Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon won’t spur its neighbors to get the bomb.
On March 21, Haaretz correspondent Ari Shavit wrote a powerful op-ed in the New York Times that began with this stark and stunning claim: "An Iranian atom bomb will force Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt to acquire their own atom bombs." Indeed, it has become axiomatic among Middle East watchers, nonproliferation experts, Israel's national security establishment, and a wide array of U.S. government officials that Iranian proliferation will lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. President Barack Obama himself, in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) last month, said that if Iran went nuclear, it was "almost certain that others in the region would feel compelled to get their own nuclear weapon."
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U.S. Hopes Latest Talks on Iran Nuclear Program Lead to New Diplomacy -- Michael Adler, Daily Beast
SWIFT Kicks Up Pressure On Iranian Regime -- Voice of America editorial
As Syrians Die, Iran Helps Assad -- Voice of America editorial
Why Israel Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The Case for a New Nuclear Strategy. -- Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs
Ball is now in Suu Kyi's court -- Gulf News editorial
Aung San Suu Kyi's victory does not bring Burma freedom -- Zoya Phan, The Guardian
What's the story of the next decade? The rebirth of Japan -- Will Hutton, The Guardian
And You Think North Korea’s Crazy? -- Ralph Cossa, The Diplomat
Sudan Border Strife A Dangerous Flashpoint -- Voice of America editorial
Sudan gives long-term residents just days to quit the country for the South -- Olivia Warham, The Guardian
Are Jews safe in Europe? -- Philly.com
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
U.S. Hopes Latest Talks on Iran Nuclear Program Lead to New Diplomacy -- Michael Adler, Daily Beast
SWIFT Kicks Up Pressure On Iranian Regime -- Voice of America editorial
As Syrians Die, Iran Helps Assad -- Voice of America editorial
Why Israel Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The Case for a New Nuclear Strategy. -- Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs
Ball is now in Suu Kyi's court -- Gulf News editorial
Aung San Suu Kyi's victory does not bring Burma freedom -- Zoya Phan, The Guardian
What's the story of the next decade? The rebirth of Japan -- Will Hutton, The Guardian
And You Think North Korea’s Crazy? -- Ralph Cossa, The Diplomat
Sudan Border Strife A Dangerous Flashpoint -- Voice of America editorial
Sudan gives long-term residents just days to quit the country for the South -- Olivia Warham, The Guardian
Are Jews safe in Europe? -- Philly.com
The
Why Israel Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The Case for a New Nuclear Strategy. -- Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs
Ball is now in Suu Kyi's court -- Gulf News editorial
Aung San Suu Kyi's victory does not bring Burma freedom -- Zoya Phan, The Guardian
What's the story of the next decade? The rebirth of Japan -- Will Hutton, The Guardian
And You Think North Korea’s Crazy? -- Ralph Cossa, The Diplomat
Sudan Border Strife A Dangerous Flashpoint -- Voice of America editorial
Sudan gives long-term residents just days to quit the country for the South -- Olivia Warham, The Guardian
Are Jews safe in Europe? -- Philly.com
The Islamist-secular battle is under way -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star
Mohamed Merah, Who Killed 7 in France, Embodied al Qaeda’s Lone Jihadist Campaign -- Bruce Riedel, Daily Beast
Argentina is still fighting a losing battle for the Falklands -- Washington Post editorial
Canada can fairly claim to be the best-governed country in the world -- David Frum, National Post
Ball is now in Suu Kyi's court -- Gulf News editorial
Aung San Suu Kyi's victory does not bring Burma freedom -- Zoya Phan, The Guardian
What's the story of the next decade? The rebirth of Japan -- Will Hutton, The Guardian
And You Think North Korea’s Crazy? -- Ralph Cossa, The Diplomat
Sudan Border Strife A Dangerous Flashpoint -- Voice of America editorial
Sudan gives long-term residents just days to quit the country for the South -- Olivia Warham, The Guardian
Are Jews safe in Europe? -- Philly.com
The Islamist-secular battle is under way -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star
Mohamed Merah, Who Killed 7 in France, Embodied al Qaeda’s Lone Jihadist Campaign -- Bruce Riedel, Daily Beast
Argentina is still fighting a losing battle for the Falklands -- Washington Post editorial
Canada can fairly claim to be the best-governed country in the world -- David Frum, National Post