Private Viewpoints

This page contains a selection of essays on Iran written by private analysts. The Wisconsin Project takes no responsibility for the content of this work.

The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions
Center for Economic and Policy Research
May 4, 2023
New Evidence Confirms Identity of Iranian Drone Engine Maker
Conflict Armament Research
April 27, 2023
Striking Back: Iran and the Rise of Asymmetric Drone Warfare in the Middle East
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
February 26, 2023
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: The Iran Nuclear Price Tag
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
February 22, 2023
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Consequences of Moribund Diplomacy
NATO Defense College
February 17, 2023
Arsenal: Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
February 15, 2023
Iran’s New Budget Perpetuates Economic Challenges
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
January 12, 2023
Triple Threat: Russia, Iran, and North Korea Trade Arms to Get Around Sanctions
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
December 28, 2022
Dissecting Iranian Drones Employed by Russia in Ukraine
Conflict Armament Research
November 30, 2022
Explainer: Iran’s Drone Exports Worldwide
The Iran Primer
November 16, 2022
No Loitering: What Russia’s Iranian Drones Could Mean for Ukraine
European Council on Foreign Relations
October 21, 2022
The Nuclear Deal in Charts, Assuming a Revived Nuclear Deal
Institute for Science and International Security
October 20, 2022
Explainer: Russia Deploys Iranian Drones
The Iran Primer
October 12, 2022
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran's Advanced Centrifuges
Institute for Science and International Security
September 22, 2022
The Fourth Nuclear-Weapons-Related Testing Site Located: Another Parchin Site, More Undeclared Nuclear Material Possible
Institute for Science and International Security
September 7, 2022
Fly for a Might Guy: Putin’s Drone Deal with Iran
European Council on Foreign Relations
July 20, 2022
The IR-6 Centrifuge Needs Further Development
Institute for Science and International Security
July 14, 2022
Video Walk-Through of Iran’s New Interim Centrifuge Assembly Center
Institute for Science and International Security
June 29, 2022
Gchine Coverup Part 3: Involvement of Amad and MOD
Institute for Science and International Security
June 9, 2022
Insecurity Prompts Iran’s Deceptive Show of Force
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
June 8, 2022
Explainer: Iran's Space Program
The Iran Primer
June 3, 2022
Iran Is Developing Preemptive-Strike Capabilities with Drones and Cruise Missiles
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
May 31, 2022
Congressional Testimony: Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
May 25, 2022
Testimony of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
May 25, 2022
Not “business as usual”: The Chinese military’s visit to Iran
Middle East Institute
May 16, 2022
Risk and Responsibility: Managing Future Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction Threats
Center for a New American Security
May 10, 2022
Iran is Learning from Russia’s Use of Missiles in Ukraine
Middle East Institute
May 2, 2022
Entering Dangerous, Uncharted Waters: Iran’s 60 Percent Highly Enriched Uranium
Institute for Science and International Security
April 11, 2022
To Geostationary Orbit and Beyond?
Arms Control Wonk
April 4, 2022
Addressing the Iranian missile threat: approaches to risk reduction and arms control
International Institute for Strategic Studies
March 22, 2022
Yemen’s Houthis and the expansion of Iran’s Axis of Resistance
American Enterprise Institute
March 14, 2022
The New Face of War: Devastating Drone Attacks in Ukraine Have Implications for the US Military in the Middle East
Middle East Institute
March 1, 2022
Where are Iran’s new centrifuge manufacturing capabilities?
Institute for Science and International Security
February 16, 2022
Iran Takes Next Steps on Rocket Technology
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
February 11, 2022
Solid-Propellant Motor Test Proves Iran’s Continuing Missile Advancement
The National Interest
February 2, 2022
Halkbank’s Supreme Court Appeal Will Delay Iran Sanctions-Evasion Case
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
January 19, 2022
Iran’s Natanz Tunnel Complex: Deeper, Larger than Expected
Institute for Science and International Security
January 13, 2022
Iranian President Raisi’s Renewed Emphasis on Space Is Likely To Create New Tensions
War on the Rocks
December 20, 2021
A Conversation With Jake Sullivan
Council on Foreign Relations
December 17, 2021
A Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges
Institute for Science and International Security
December 2, 2021
The North Korea-Iran Relationship: An Anti-American Alliance or Transactional Partnership?
38 North
November 24, 2021
Iran’s Evolving Nuclear Program and Implications for U.S. Policy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
October 15, 2021
Iran Avoids IAEA Censure
Arms Control Today
October 5, 2021
Iran’s Recent, Irreversible Nuclear Advances
Institute for Science and International Security
September 22, 2021
New Navy Task Force Aims to Deter Iran with Unmanned Systems
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
September 17, 2021
Iranian Illicit Procurement Scheme to Acquire Controlled Spectrometry Systems Busted
Institute for Science and International Security
September 16, 2021
Why Israel’s transfer to US Central Command could help deter Iran
Army Times
September 7, 2021
After Biden's Afghanistan blunder, is the Iran nuclear deal finally dead?
The Hill
September 2, 2021
Iran's Bet on Autonomous Weapons
War on the Rocks
August 30, 2021
The capture of Kabul: What the Taliban takeover will mean for Iran’s economy
European Council on Foreign Relations
August 25, 2021

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