Barbara Slavin

A heavy water reactor near Arak, Iran

Hopes rise for a nuclear deal with Iran

The buzz from Geneva is that international talks there on Iran’s nuclear ambitions are approaching a deal. The deal could limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities for a decade or more, in exchange for an easing of sanctions.

Hopes rise for a nuclear deal with Iran
The Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor in Iran.

Iranians are eager for a nuclear deal as negotiations near the deadline

Iranians are eager for a nuclear deal as negotiations near the deadline
Kurdish security forces in Iraq detain a man suspected of being a militant belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), June 16, 2014. Iraq's Shiite rulers defied Western calls to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the ISIS uprising

The US and Iran could work together in Iraq to counter the ISIS insurgency

The US and Iran could work together in Iraq to counter the ISIS insurgency
Iran nuclear talks

What's different in the latest round of talks between Iran and the West?

What's different in the latest round of talks between Iran and the West?
Meeting between Iran and world powers in Geneva

Talks with Iran fail, for the moment

Talks with Iran fail, for the moment
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran June 17, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Fars News/Majid Hagdost)

Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Carnegie Endowment's Karim Sadjadpour about what seems to be a promising moment in Iran as well as in its relations with the West.

Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West

What we know from Bradley Manning's leaks

Bradley Manning, 25, was sentenced to 35 years in a military prison for leaking classified documents to the website WikiLeaks. Depending on whom you ask, however, the contents of those documents could amount to remarkable disclosures or well-written gossip.

What we know from Bradley Manning's leaks

What did Bradley Manning Disclose?

Three years since the Wikileaks saga began, there will still be plenty to talk about beyond the fate of convicted U.S. soldier Bradley Manning. So, what exactly did Manning reveal? The World's Matthew Bell reports.

What did Bradley Manning Disclose?
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Egypt sparks Iran to crack down on dissidents

Iranian leaders have been responding to events in Egypt by cracking down on dissidents. Barbara Slavin, a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council tells anchor Marco Werman that Iranians executed a record number of prisoners last months.

Egypt sparks Iran to crack down on dissidents
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Egypt sparks Iran to crack down on dissidents

Iranian leaders have been responding to events in Egypt by cracking down on dissidents. Barbara Slavin, a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council tells anchor Marco Werman that Iranians executed a record number of prisoners last months.

Egypt sparks Iran to crack down on dissidents

Deadlines and dialogue: Dealing with Iran

The Obama administration adjusts its strategy with Iran, reconsidering sanctions and deadlines.

Deadlines and dialogue: Dealing with Iran