We are deeply concerned by the legislative theater planned by the Republican Majority concerning U.S. policy toward Iran. This weekend, we saw the consequences of reckless militarism in the Middle Eas...
The Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2023 – the SHIP Act (S. 1829) – introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) – is a deeply reckless proposal that risks sabotaging the globa...
This memo was updated on October 25th, 2023, following the bill’s passage through the House Foreign Affairs Committee H.R. 3774 – The SHIP Act, introduced by Rep. Lawler (R-NY), is a deepl...
On February 19, Mark Kirk, a Republican Congressman from Illinois running for a promotion to the US Senate, delivered a speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to share his views on Iran polic...
At NIAC’s policy conference last Tuesday, Ambassador James Dobbins noted that the current debate over Iran is not about the fundamental shift towards diplomacy that is needed to create a more ef...
Within an hour of having landed at Minneapolis airport (and having to pass up our golden opportunity to visit it’s infamous bathroom), Patrick and I found ourselves going through 3 layers of securit...