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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.

Iran and the security council: changing the dynamic

Jan De Pauw
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. Read the rest of this post...

Iran: the elite against the people

Nasrin Alavi
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. Read the rest of this post...

Iranian-Americans and a war on Iran

David Rahni
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. Read the rest of this post...

Iran's politics: constants and variables

Hazem Saghieh
Iranians' traditional attitudes to Arabs and the west are being supplemented by a growing regional confidence, says Hazem Saghieh. Read the rest of this post...

If diplomacy fails

Scilla Elworthy
How can the crisis over Iran be resolved without resort to violence? Scilla Elworthy looks at the possibilities for creative action at citizen level. Read the rest of this post...

Iran through Arab eyes

Raymond Barrett
The Tehran regime's fiery rhetoric and strategic ambitions impact strongly on its Arab neighbours, explains Raymond Barrett in Kuwait. Read the rest of this post...

The United States's double-vision in Iran

Trita Parsi
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. Read the rest of this post...

The Iran crisis: a United Nations solution

Mary Walsh
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. Read the rest of this post...

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

Kaveh Ehsani
The hardliners in Washington and Tehran are on a path that could lead to war. There is another way, says Kaveh Ehsani. Read the rest of this post...

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