| The Paradox of Iran's Nuclear Consensus
Barzegar, Kayhan
World Policy Journal, Fall 2009, v26, #3, pp21-30
"In the aftermath of Iran's post-election drama, some Western observers have argued that the apparent weakening of the Iranian elite's policy consensus, and also by implication the legitimacy of the incumbent government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will enable the West to acquire leverage vis-a-vis the nuclear issue. In fact, the reality is quite different. Divisions within the Islamic Republic, if they truly exist, will not provide the space for reconsidering the nuclear question. Only when there is an internal consensus among Iran's elite and the possibility of negotiating from a position of strength will Tehran come to a genuine and definitive agreement with the US over the nuclear issue."
Dr. Barzegar is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Campus; a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies; and an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Research (CSR).
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A26/05-09. Posted December 4, 2009
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