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Prospects for U.S.-Iran Diplomacy
Geoffrey Kemp
- What are the prospects for progress this year in diplomatic efforts?
- How will heightened sanctions against Iran, both economic and human rights, affect future negotiations?
Since the Arab Awakening, human rights have become a much more transparent issue throughout the Muslim world. Given what has happened in its neighborhood, Iran is unlikely to avoid further scrutiny of its own human rights record. This an issue on which both U.S. political parties and many Europeans agree should be strongly emphasized. Any suggestion that there could be a grand bargain with Iran that did not take into account human rights is no longer realistic.
Read Geoffrey Kemp's chapter on Iran and the Reagan presidency in "The Iran Primer"
Geoffrey Kemp, the director of Center for the National Interests' regional strategic programs, served on the National Security Council during the first Reagan administration. His latest book is, “The East Moves West: India, China, and Asia’s Growing Presence in the Middle East.”
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