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Sheehan to Speak at National Security Briefing on Capitol Hill

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IRAN: Hassan Rouhani’s “Words” and “Deeds” / Foreign Affairs and National Security Briefing / Rayburn House Office Building RHOB-2226 (Capitol Hill, Rayburn Bldg.)/ U.S. Congress / October 9, 2013

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan has been invited to speak at a national security briefing in the U.S. Congress on October 9, 2013. The event – open to Members of Congress, congressional staffers, and select media – will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. The briefing will feature remarks from:

  • Hon. Michael Mukasey, 81st Attorney General of the United States;
  • Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chair, Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, House Foreign Affairs Committee;
  • Hon. Ted Poe (R-TX), Chair, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-Proliferation and Trade, House Foreign Affairs Committee;
  • Hon. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, House Foreign Affairs Committee;
  • Hon. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chair, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging threats, House Foreign Affairs Committee;
  • Hon. Judy Chu (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee;
  • Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security;
  • Col. Thomas Cantwell, Commandant of Camp Ashraf, Iraq (2003-2004)
  • Col. Wes Martin, Chief Anti-terrorism, Protection Officer for Coalition Forces, Iraq (2006-2007);
  • Prof. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Director, Negotiation and Conflict Management/ Global Affairs and Human Security, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Baltimore

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Sheehan Invited to Address University of Nebraska Omaha’s Global Studies Conference

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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan will speak at the 36th Annual Global Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska Omaha on October 3-4, 2013. The theme for the conference is Regime Change and Civil Society after the Arab Spring. Dr. Sheehan will discuss recent violence directed at the primary opposition to clerical rule in Iran, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI), and the increasing recognition among policy officials that the Paris-based de-facto Parliament-in-Exile, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), is best positioned to promote democratic change from within through a soft revolution.

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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan on Capitol Hill

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UPDATE: Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan Media Gallery #SmugMug

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Iranian Elections and a Persian Spring – Commentary

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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan Discussing U.S.-Iran Policy at the Rayburn House Office Building

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.

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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 Speaks in U.S. Congress

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

New Summer Course in College of Public Affairs @ University of Baltimore

Posted in analysis, counterterrorism, courses, debate, evidence-based, foreign policy, global, human rights, human security, international relations, military, negotiation, pedagogy, policy, politics, research, scholarly, sheehan, teaching, terrorism, threat, uncategorized, war on March 19, 2013 by Professor Sheehan

CNCM 620.SU13 - Terrorism & Counterterrorism {Sheehan}2013 – NEW ONLINE SUMMER COURSE OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT:

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Time to ‘Man Up’ on Iran – The Jerusalem Post

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Time to ‘Man Up’ on Iran - The Jerusalem Post - OpinionTANTER & 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.

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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.

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Sheehan Appointed to Advisory Board for U.S. Foundation for Liberty

Posted in advisory board, analysis, congress, counterterrorism, democracy, dissident, foreign policy, global, human security, intelligence, international relations, iran, iraq, MEK, middle east, military, NCRI, negotiation, nuclear, PMOI, policy, politics, rajavi, regime change, sheehan, state department, terrorism, u.s. foundation for liberty on February 6, 2013 by Professor Sheehan

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan Speaking at the U.S. CongressDr. 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.

Sheehan Quoted in The Washington Times

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Embassy Row: They’re Back – The Washington Times – James Morrison – November 16, 2012

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan’s remarks at a reception in the U.S. Congress were featured in an article in The Washington Times on November 16, 2012.

Click here for photos of the reception in the U.S. Congress.

Will Obama, Romney Meet the Commander-in-Chief Test? – Syndicated – Opinion

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SHEEHAN: Will Obama, Romney Meet the Commander-in-Chief Test? – Syndicated – Opinion

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan on how the presidential candidates should tackle Middle East issues in Monday’s foreign policy focused debate.

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