In a new report for The Century Foundation, Barry Posen, a Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines the remaining U.S. options should negotiations and sanctions fail to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear arms. Posen argues that the strategy of deterrence and containment, while widely resisted, has worked for the U.S. before and is preferable to the alternatives, such as preventive war.
To see other papers by The Century Foundation on Iran, click here.
Edition: Online/Paper
Pages: 30
Price: Free
Copyright 2008 The Century Foundation. Privacy Policy NY Office: 41 East 70th Street—New York, New York—10021—Phone:212-535-4441—212-879-9197
DC Office: 1333 H Street, NW—10th Floor— Washington, D.C.
20005— Phone: 202-387-0400— Fax: 202-483-9430
Taking Note
