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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan on Capitol Hill
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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.
Sheehan Invited to Paris to Attend Annual Conference for Democratic Change in Iran
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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
The Opposition on the Eve of the Iranian Elections – Commentary
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SHEEHAN & TANTER: The Opposition on the Eve of the Iranian Elections – Commentary
Professors Ivan Sascha Sheehan and Raymond Tanter at United Press International on the need for the U.S. officials to make an evidence-based assessment of the Iranian regime and their opposition in the wake of the tightly controlled presidential elections on June 14.
Challenging the regime by acknowledging the facts is the first step toward providing ordinary Iranians what they will be denied at the ballot box on Friday: An opportunity to exercise self determination armed with credible information.
–Sheehan & Tanter
Sheehan Participates in Think-Tank Roundtable
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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan will participate in a roundtable discussion with Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. at The Stimson Center in Washington, DC on June 13 to examine findings from a new study titled The Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK): Shackled by a Twisted History. The invitation only discussion will include a group of former government officials and Iran experts who will look at how information and intelligence about the Iranian opposition led to assumptions and judgments that may have constrained policy formulation over time. The roundtable will also address how evolving policy doctrines on terrorism and human rights affect the case.
Sheehan Speaks on U.S.-Iran Policy
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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
Sheehan Delivers Talk on Suicide Terrorism
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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan delivered a talk titled Suicide Terrorism: A Critical Assessment of the Evidence at an international meeting of medical professionals in San Francisco on May 21, 2013. The talk examined the social, political, cultural, and economic factors that are sometimes implicated as sources of suicide terrorism from an interdisciplinary perspective. The talk was part of a symposium titled The Changing Face of Suicide: Assessment, Treatment, Epidemiology, Cultural Issues, and the Emerging Problem of Suicide Terrorism and featured scholars from around the world.
Sheehan Speaks in U.S. Congress
Posted in analysis, briefing, clinton, congress, counterterrorism, covert, delisting, democracy, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, freedom, human rights, intelligence, international relations, iran, iraq, israel, media, MEK, middle east, military, NCRI, negotiation, nuclear, obama, paris, PMOI, policy, politics, preemptive, presidential election, protest, rajavi, regime change, republican, sanctions, sheehan, state department, strike, terrorism, threat, u.s. foundation for liberty, unrest, war on April 28, 2013 by Professor SheehanOn 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.
NOW AVAILABLE: New Book on US-Iran Policy by Amb. Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. Featuring Foreword by Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan
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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:
- General George W. Casey, Jr.
- Lieutenant General Dell L. Dailey
- General James L. Jones
- Judge Michael B. Mukasey
- Dr. Mitchell B. Reiss
- Governor Bill Richardson
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.
Sheehan Selected to Participate in Conference at Council on Foreign Relations
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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan was nominated to participate in a conference for university faculty at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on April 11-12, 2013. The event will feature a policy briefing on the Middle East and remarks by Ambassador Richard Haas. Founded in 1921, CFR is frequently cited as the nation’s most influential foreign policy think tank.
Tanter Interviewed on Obama Visit to Israel; Iranian Nuclear Threat
Posted in analysis, counterterrorism, covert, delisting, democracy, diplomacy, dissident, european union, foreign policy, global, haaretz, intelligence, international relations, iran, iran policy committee, israel, media, MEK, middle east, military, NCRI, negotiation, nuclear, obama, paris, peace, PMOI, policy, politics, preemptive, rajavi, regime change, sanctions, sheehan, state department, strike, tanter, terrorism, threat, war on March 21, 2013 by Professor SheehanProfessor 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
Time to ‘Man Up’ on Iran – The Jerusalem Post
Posted in analysis, CIA, counterterrorism, covert, delisting, democracy, deterrence, diplomacy, dissident, european union, foreign policy, global, human rights, intelligence, international relations, iran, iran policy committee, iraq, israel, MEK, MI6, middle east, military, mossad, NCRI, negotiation, nuclear, PMOI, policy, politics, preemptive, protest, rajavi, regime change, sanctions, sheehan, tanter, terrorism, threat, war on March 8, 2013 by Professor Sheehan
TANTER & SHEEHAN: Time to ‘Man Up’ on Iran – The Jerusalem Post
Professors Raymond Tanter and Ivan Sascha Sheehan in The Jerusalem Post on the need for the pro-Israel community to act on behalf of Iranian dissidents under fire in Iraq.
CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM THE JERUSALEM POST
By Raymond Tanter, Ivan Sascha Sheehan
March 4, 2013
“Man up” on Iran? The phrase appears to suggest preparations for military action. But being tough on Iran means acting to facilitate regime change from within. Tehran pays more attention to domestic threats than international pressures, including sanctions or threats of military action.
There is broad consensus that the Iranian regime is a threat to Israel and the United States. Economic sanctions and threats of military action against Iran’s nuclear program are assumed to be the only tools with which to confront Tehran. But one of the lessons of the Arab revolts against dictatorial regimes is the need to pay attention to opposition groups before radical Islamists seize control during periods of domestic unrest. This lesson was also manifest in the 1979 Iranian Revolution when a secular coalition, including the Mojahedin (now more commonly referred to as Mujahedeen-e-Khalq or MEK), was able to oust the Shah but lacked a plan to stave off Islamists who now run the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Sheehan Presents at 2013 Middle East Dialogue
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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.
Sheehan Appointed to Advisory Board for U.S. Foundation for Liberty
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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan joins prominent former U.S. Government officials including Gov. Tom Ridge, Gov. Ed Rendell, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Attny. Gen. Michael Mukasey, Gen. Hugh Shelton, Gen. David Phillips, Gen. James Conway, Dr. Alan Gerson, and others on the Advisory Board for the U.S. Foundation for Liberty. The organization seeks to advance human rights and democracy in Iran and present timely analyses for policymakers and media outlets. #AdvisoryBoard
Sheehan Speaks at Congressional Reception on Iran
Posted in clinton, congress, counterterrorism, delisting, democracy, democrat, diplomacy, dissident, foreign policy, intelligence, international relations, iran, MEK, middle east, military, NCRI, negotiation, nuclear, obama, PMOI, policy, politics, preemptive, rajavi, regime change, republican, sheehan, state department, strike, terrorism, threat, war on November 17, 2012 by Professor Sheehan
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan spoke on U.S.-Iran policy at a Congressional Reception in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2012. Also speaking at the event were Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA), Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), Professor Raymond Tanter, Mr. Bruce McColm, and Dr. Alan Gerson. Click here for photos of the reception in the U.S. Congress.
Professor Sheehan is the Executive Director of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Baltimore where he teaches in the College of Public Affairs.
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