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Deterring Iran after the Nuclear Deal
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Despite a U.S. focus on securing an international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear development for the last several years, the United States lacks a strategy to combat the full range of Iranian activities that threaten the interests of the United States and its allies but fall short of conventional warfare. In this report, CSIS’s International Security Program sets forth analysis of Iran’s strategy, motivations, military, and paramilitary capabilities and evaluates the effects of Iranian behavior on key U.S. partners. The study leverages the expertise of contributing authors at CSIS, the American Enterprise Institute, the Center for Naval Analyses, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Harvard University, and the University of Hawaii to inform its analysis. The study proposes a framework for deterring Iran, including practical recommendations for the U.S. administration and Congress that would enhance the security of the United States and its allies and partners.
Michael Connell
Director, Iranian Studies Program, Center for Naval Analyses
Michael Eisenstadt
Kahn Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Farideh Farhi
Affiliate, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
J. Matthew McInnis
Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
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Hijab Shah
Research Associate, International Security Program, CSIS
Michael Sulmeyer
Director, Cyber Security Project, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs
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Ian Williams
Former Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project
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Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Defense Budget Analysis and Aerospace Security Project
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Kathleen H. Hicks
Former Senior Advisor