"One Year After Tehran: Can Turkey still be a 'model partner' in resolving the Iran nuclear impasse?
Posted: 05/20/11 07:15 PM ET
This post was co-authored by Dr. Philipp C. Bleek
Exactly one year ago this week, Turkey and Brazil unveiled an agreement they had jointly negotiated with Iran, intended to be a significant step toward resolving the international community's concerns regarding Tehran's nuclear activities. Instead of being the diplomatic triumph Ankara and Brasilia had sought, the response in the West ranged from tepid to dismissive, and the agreement went nowhere. What went wrong, and what does it suggest about Turkey's potential future role as an intermediary on the Iran nuclear issue?"
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