Archive for the dissident Category

Sheehan Interviewed on America’s Radio News Network

Posted in analysis, CIA, counterterrorism, covert, democracy, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, global, international relations, iran, MEK, MI6, NCRI, negotiation, nuclear, obama, PMOI, regime change, sheehan, state department, terrorism, weapons on July 17, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan appeared on America’s Radio News Network to discuss recent attempts to thwart Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons by Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6.

*Skip to Dr. Sheehan’s segment beginning at 44:10

Sheehan Speaks on Iran’s State Sponsored Terrorism & Human Rights Abuses in Washington, D.C.

Posted in clinton, counterterrorism, democracy, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, international relations, iran, negotiation, nuclear, obama, policy, regime change, sheehan, state department, terrorism, threat, war on July 14, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan speaks on changes needed in U.S. policy toward Iran at an event sponsored by the Leadership Council for Human Rights in Washington, D.C.

Romney Should Embrace the Iranian Opposition – Haaretz – Opinion

Posted in analysis, counterterrorism, covert, democracy, dissident, foreign policy, international relations, iran, MEK, NCRI, obama, PMOI, policy, regime change, romney, sheehan, state department, terrorism, threat on June 28, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Romney Should Embrace the Iranian Opposition – Haaretz – Opinion

My commentary on the U.S. presidential contest and Iran policy.

Sheehan Invited to Paris as Guest of the Organizing Committee for the Convention of Democracy in Iran

Posted in counterterrorism, covert, democracy, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, global, human security, international relations, iran, MEK, NCRI, nuclear, obama, PMOI, policy, sheehan, state department, terrorism, threat on June 28, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

On June 23, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan traveled to Paris as a guest of the Organizing Committee for the Convention of Democracy in Iran to attend an international assembly for democracy put on by the National Council of Resistance of Iran. The event, attended by approximately 100,000 expatriate Iranians from around the world, was the largest gathering of the Iranian opposition to date. World leaders, bipartisan U.S. officials, and academics participated and ongoing efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Iran were discussed.

Unchaining the Iranian Opposition – The Washington Times

Posted in analysis, clinton, counterterrorism, covert, diplomacy, dissident, due process, foreign policy, international relations, iran, MEK, negotiation, nuclear, obama, PMOI, sheehan, state department, terrorism, threat on June 9, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Unchaining the Iranian Opposition – The Washington Times – Opinion

My latest commentary in The Washington Times on the need for Secretary Clinton to revise the Foreign Terrorist Organization list and support the Iranian opposition.

Print Edition 6-11-12

Dr. Sheehan Excerpted Remarks on U.S-Iran Policy

Posted in counterterrorism, covert, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, international relations, iran, iraq, MEK, military, negotiation, nuclear, obama, PMOI, policy, sheehan, terrorism, uncategorized, weapons on June 4, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan speaks to members of the Iranian opposition at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel on May 30, 2012. Also on the panel were Secretary Tom Ridge, Ambassador John Bolton, Congressman Tom Tancredo, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and Governor Ed Rendell. Sheehan followed Obama’s Assistant Secretary of State, Philip J. Crowley, at the podium.

Sheehan Speaks on Iran Panel with Sec. Tom Ridge, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, & Amb. John Bolton

Posted in analysis, counterterrorism, covert, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, international relations, iran, MEK, negotiation, nuclear, obama, PMOI, policy, scholarly, sheehan, terrorism, weapons on June 3, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan spoke on U.S.-Iran policy at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on May 30. Also on the panel were Fmr. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, Fmr. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Congressman Tom Tancredo, and Fmr. Gov. Ed Rendell.

Listen to Dr. Sheehan’s Remarks, following an introduction by Congressman Tancredo.

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Time for Action on Iran – The Jerusalem Post

Posted in analysis, covert, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, international relations, iran, israel, MEK, military, negotiation, nuclear, obama, preemptive, sheehan, strike, threat, weapons on May 28, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Time for Action on Iran- The Jerusalem Post – Opinion

My latest commentary in The Jerusalem Post on the ongoing efforts to curtail Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. #PDF

Negotiating with Iran: A Better Way Forward

Posted in analysis, counterterrorism, covert, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, international relations, iran, israel, MEK, military, negotiation, nuclear, obama, policy, preemptive, sheehan, strike, terrorism, weapons on May 25, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Negotiating with Iran: A Better Way Forward

My latest commentary, published by United Press International, on the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear pursuits.

Sheehan Joins Roundtable Discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy in Iraq

Posted in analysis, counterterrorism, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, global, international relations, iran, iraq, MEK, sheehan, terrorism, threat on April 17, 2012 by Professor Sheehan

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan joins Harvard’s Alan Dershowitz, former U.S. Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey and Amb. Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. for a roundtable discussion on U.S. foreign policy in Iraq at George Mason University.

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Is a Preemptive Strike on Iran the Answer?- The Jerusalem Post – Opinion

Posted in covert, dissident, international relations, iran, israel, MEK, military, nuclear, policy, preemptive, sheehan, strike with tags on November 11, 2011 by Professor Sheehan

Is a Preemptive Strike on Iran the Answer?- The Jerusalem Post – Opinion

My latest commentary in The Jerusalem Post on the use of preemptive strikes as a means of containing Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weaponry. #PDF