Emily B. Landau, at The Blogs

Jul 22, 2019, 2:00 PM

Analysis

Iran has somewhat complied with its nuclear deal

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano at a press conference during the Board of Governors Meeting at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 10, 2019. (Dean Calma/IAEA)

In renegotiating, it makes little sense to lay out what Iran 'will never accept' before it meets its full commitments

Mar 13, 2018, 3:22 PM

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As an Israeli at AIPAC, I felt the love

Rachel Sharansky Danziger interviews her father, Natan Sharansky, on stage at AIPAC 2018. (Video screenshot)

The annual policy conference brings multiple perspectives to the table and shines an inspiring light on Israel

Feb 17, 2018, 9:32 PM

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Israel needs Trump to contain Iran. He’s off to a good start.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2018. (AFP/SAUL LOEB)

Israel needs the US president's help in containing Iran and, like him or not, he's off to a good start

Jun 12, 2017, 12:40 PM

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Trump-contempt is clouding the picture

US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a 'Make America Great Again' rally at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center April 29, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

Foreign policy analysis is suffering under false assumption the US president has no coherent policy

Apr 9, 2017, 2:30 PM

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Trump’s strike in Syria: Restoring US leadership and deterrence

The US sent a deterrent message to dangerous regimes -- WMD will not be tolerated -- but policing them will be a challenge

Oct 13, 2016, 2:18 PM

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That so-called Israeli support for the Iran deal

“That’s what the Israeli joint chiefs of staff is saying right now. Gadi Eisenkot, you can go check it.” Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine debates Republican candidate for Vice President Mike Pence during vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia on October 4, 2016 (AFP photo pool / Andrew Gombert)

Claims by Barack Obama, Tim Kaine and others that IDF brass are pro-JCPOA are potentially dangerous distortions

Aug 3, 2016, 1:48 PM

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One year to the JCPOA: The slippery logic of Iran deal supporters

One year to the JCPOA, its defenders manage to sidestep Teheran's increasing aggression and hard-line leadership

Aug 10, 2015, 11:13 AM

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What 29 top US scientists don’t know

The signers of a pro-nuclear deal seem unaware that Iran can drag the 24-day inspection warning out forever

Aug 3, 2015, 11:05 AM

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Roll out the ex-security chiefs

Good hand grenade or bad hand grenade? Mossad chief, Tamir Pardo (right, with Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen) (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon/ Flash 90)

The claim that Israel's defense establishment backs the Iran nuclear deal is neither credible nor persuasive

Jul 11, 2015, 11:28 PM

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Taking stock of a failed negotiation

On the eve of a deal, it's clear that the talks were a zero sum game and that US acquiescence was seen as weakness

About Me

Emily B. Landau is Head of the Arms Control program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University. She is author of 'Decade of Diplomacy: Negotiations with Iran and North Korea and the Future of Nuclear Nonproliferation'