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SHEEHAN: Iranian Elections and a Persian Spring – Commentary
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan from Paris on the deteriorating situation in Iran and the prospects for an Iranian spring.
Those gathering in Paris urged the international community to reset Iran policy by acknowledging that the strategy of appeasement failed and that sham elections are not a substitute for authentic democracy. They also asked world leaders to pay as much attention to the people of Iran as they do the regime’s authoritarian rulers by supporting democratic change from within.
On June 22, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan will travel to Paris as a guest of the Organizing Committee for the Convention of Democracy in Iran to serve as an academic observer at an international gathering of expatriate Iranians. The event will feature remarks from leaders from more than fifty countries, a bipartisan delegation of U.S. policymakers, and distinguished academics from around the world. Democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and prospects for an Iranian Spring will be discussed in the wake of the tightly controlled presidential elections held on June 14th. UPDATE: #PHOTOS
On June 7, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan will speak at a book signing at the the international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP in Washington, DC. The event will feature remarks by Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., author of the new book titled The Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)—Shackled by a Twisted History, and Hal S. Shapiro, former senior counselor to the director of the National Economic Council at the White House and Partner at Akin Gump. #Media #Contact #PDF
On April 24, 2013, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan spoke at a Congressional Briefing on Foreign Affairs and National Security in the U.S. House of Representatives. The event featured Members of Congress, academics, and policy officials who addressed matters related to the failure of the Iranian nuclear negotiations, the regime’s human rights violations, and religious minority persecution in the lead up to this summer’s elections.
Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. has published a new book titled The Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) – Shackled by a Twisted History through the University of Baltimore College of Public Affairs. More than two thousand advance copies have been provided to members of Congress and White House Officials and additional copies are being sent to EU representatives. The book features a Foreword by Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan and supporting comments from senior former US officials, including:
Read advance praise for the study issued by senior US officials.
UPDATE 7-17-13: Governor Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, authored a book review titled The Friends Left in the Shadow of War in The Washington Times.
UPDATE 6-3-13: Dr. Mitchell Reiss, President of Washington College and former director of policy planning staff at the U.S. State Department under Secretary Colin Powell, penned a book review in The Baltimore Sun titled How the U.S. Hung a Potential Iranian Ally Out to Dry.
Purchase your copy at Amazon.com and stay tuned for media and policy events on this important new study.
Professor Raymond Tanter, former Senior Member of the National Security Council, addresses President Obama’s visit to Israel, the Iranian nuclear threat, and the potential for regime in Tehran from within on France24 in Paris – March 20, 2013.
Read recent commentaries by Drs. Ivan Sascha Sheehan and Raymond Tanter @:
Time to ‘Man Up’ on Iran – The Jerusalem Post – March 4, 2013
Clinton’s Diplomatic Missile Launched at Tehran – The Jerusalem Post – September 3, 2012
Now the Cards are on the Table – Haaretz – September 28, 2012
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan is presenting a paper at the 2013 Middle East Dialogue, a conference put on by the Policy Studies Organization. The event will be held at the historic Whittemore House in Washington, D.C. on February 21, 2013. The theme for the 2013 conference is Beyond the Arab Spring: New Directions in the Middle East. Sheehan’s paper is titled Challenging a Terrorist Tag in the Media: Framing, the Politics of Resistance and an Iranian Opposition Group. The paper is under review at the Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES) and conference proceedings may also be published as a monograph.
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