Senior Fellow
Iran: The Looming Crisis
Since Iran's illicit nuclear program was first exposed to a stunned world in 2002, Tehran has defied the international community and continued to pursue its nuclear goals. What drives this seemingly apocalyptic quest? Are Iran's aims rational or not? And will the latest sanctions against Iran that were approved by the UN Security Council in June 2010 have any significant effect?
In Iran: the Looming Crisis, Emanuele Ottolenghi has completely revised and updated his hard-hitting 2009 analysis of this catastrophic and murky situation. Thriving trade between Europe and Iran, together with heavy European involvement in Iran's energy industry and resources, has weakened the West's will to impose robust sanctions - but imposing them is the only practical way of protecting European and US strategic interests and ensuring stability in the region.
Iran: the Looming Crisis draws on extensive and detailed research to provide a comprehensive account of a serious strategic threat to the West, and offers an original list of clear-sighted and practical recommendations for the policymakers who must confront it.