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Tehran's Take

Mohsen M. Milani, writes how Iran's foreign policy is often portrayed in sensationalistic terms, but in reality it is a rational strategy meant to ensure the survival of the Islamic Republic against what Tehran thinks is an existential threat posed by the United States.

What to Read on Iranian Politics

Suzanne Maloney, a Senior Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, assembled a list of 10 books to help readers better understand the complex layers of Iran's society and politics.

Pragmatists in Tehran

Hillary Mann Leverett writes in Foreign Policy magazine about the need for the U.S. to change the perception on Iran as having a regime that cannot be negotiated with - particularly as it starts its own negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program.

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Quizzes

Great Decisions 2010 Winter Quiz Series - The Persian Gulf

Online topic quizzes are an ideal test of readers' knowledge of the Great Decisions 2010 articles.

GD 2006 Quiz 2 - Iran

The election of Iran's conservative president has raised concern that hardliners will shape policies against U.S. interests. How can the U.S. check Iran's influence in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries in the region? How will the U.S. and the international community mitigate the crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions?

In the Classroom »

Leonard Marks Foundation Essay Contest for Creative Thought and Writing on American Foreign Policy

The American Academy of Diplomacy sponsors the Leonard Marks Foundation Essay Contest for Creative Thought and Writing on American Foreign Policy. Participants in the contest must submit an essay of no more than 1,500 words on five pre-selected challenges for American diplomacy, and propose a policy course to address that challenge over the next one to three years.

2010 AFSA National High School Essay Contest

Enter the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) 2010 National High School Essay Contest. The deadline for submission is April 15, 2010.

America & the World: Challenges for the New President

The advent of every new administration presents America with the opportunity to press the "reset button" for foreign policy - if it were only that simple! America's foreign policy, no matter who sits in the Oval Office, is always affected by decisions made by the previous administration, and all those that came before.

Originally published as a supplement to The New York Times Upfront, this Guide was written by FPA blogger Mark Dillen to help students examine ten of the leading foreign policy challenges that will face the Obama administration.

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Recommended Readings »

Teacher's Guide 2010

Intended to help instructors better prepare students for their role as citizens of a globally interdependent world. Now available exclusively in PDF format. ($16.50, electronic delivery)

Great Decisions 2010 Television Series on DVD

Ten half hour programs designed to support Great Decisions discussions.

• United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
• EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana
• Actress and Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino
• U.S. Senator Carl Levin
• New York Times Columnist Nicolas Kristof

Great Decisions Briefing Book 2010

Receive a 10% discount on orders of ten or more briefing books!

Featured topics: Special envoys, Kenya and R2P, Global crime, U.S.-China security relations, Global financial crisis, Russia and its neighbors, Persian Gulf, Peace building and conflict resolution ($18, plus S&H)

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