iran: how to avoid war?

The crisis over Iran’s nuclear plans is escalating. openDemocracy writers think through the alternatives to war and how they might be made to work.
Thursday 19th January

Thinking about war with Iran

Michael Doliner, 19 January 2012
The real Iranian threat is not its nuclear capacity but its independence. If Iran continues to stand as a model of defiance for increasingly poverty-stricken and restless populations of family fiefdoms in the Gulf, the current US-backed setups will either fall or be forced to democratise. These potentially catastrophic losses of empire go a long way to explaining the rising beat of war drums in the region.

Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s bluff and the west’s fears

Richard Rousseau, 19 January 2012
Iranian military action in the Strait of Hormuz is highly unlikely. It would not at all benefit most global and regional powers and would have disastrous consequences for Iran itself.
Thursday 5th January

Iran in the straits?

David Madden, 5 January 2012
How are recent events in Iran to be interpreted? History has a lot to teach us, argues David Madden
Friday 9th July

Saving Sakineh

Anonymous, 9 July 2010
This is a tragedy that belongs to modern powerplay and the current moment, and that calls for a much more thoughtful response from outside observers
Wednesday 31st May

Iran and the security council: changing the dynamic

Jan De Pauw, 31 May 2006
A more pragmatic United States approach, a more coherent security council, and active mediation by Europe – three key ingredients to unlock the Iran problem, says Jan De Pauw.
Sunday 21st May

Iran: the elite against the people

Nasrin Alavi, 21 May 2006
A United States attack would set back reform a generation, says Nasrin Alavi, author of "We Are Iran" – for Iranians can do it for themselves.
Sunday 14th May

Iranian-Americans and a war on Iran

David Rahni, 14 May 2006
Iranian-Americans oppose any United States military attack on their motherland. Such action, writes David Rahni, would be catastrophic for both Iran and the US's global reputation.
Thursday 11th May

Iran's politics: constants and variables

Hazem Saghieh, 11 May 2006
Iranians' traditional attitudes to Arabs and the west are being supplemented by a growing regional confidence, says Hazem Saghieh.
Wednesday 10th May

If diplomacy fails

Scilla Elworthy, 10 May 2006
How can the crisis over Iran be resolved without resort to violence? Scilla Elworthy looks at the possibilities for creative action at citizen level.
Tuesday 9th May

Iran through Arab eyes

Raymond Barrett, 9 May 2006
The Tehran regime's fiery rhetoric and strategic ambitions impact strongly on its Arab neighbours, explains Raymond Barrett in Kuwait.
Monday 8th May

The United States's double-vision in Iran

Trita Parsi, 8 May 2006
The tension between the Bush administration’s two objectives in Iran – non-proliferation and regime change – makes it likely that neither will be met, says Trita Parsi.
Sunday 7th May

The Iran crisis: a United Nations solution

Mary Walsh, 7 May 2006
In order to resolve the international crisis involving the Tehran regime's nuclear plans, the United Nations security council should invoke the UN charter and suspend Iran, says Mary Walsh.
Tuesday 2nd May

On the brink: the Great Satan vs the Axis of Evil

Kaveh Ehsani, 2 May 2006
The hardliners in Washington and Tehran are on a path that could lead to war. There is another way, says Kaveh Ehsani.
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