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• W198380153 abstract "Does Washington care about freedom in Iran? On the surface, it seems like a silly question. Ever since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini swept power in 1979, Washington policymakers of all political stripes have been holding out hope that a kinder, gentler regime would emerge in Tehran. Republican and Democratic administrations alike have expressed their support for freedom within the Islamic Republic, and both sides of the political aisle have condemned the regime's repressive domestic practices. Yet, concrete proof of the U.S. commitment pluralism in Iran is hard come by. The strategies by which the United States can assist Iran's opposition remain poorly understood and even less effectively implemented. This is unfortunate, since with the proper vision and political will, the United States can harness economic, diplomatic, and informational strategies significantly affect the unfolding struggle for Iran's soul . A TIMELINE OF DITHERING The Carter administration, on whose watch the Islamic Republic took root, vacillated between appeasement of the new Iranian regime and complete political disengagement from it. Jimmy Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, made isolation of Iran the official U.S. policy but did not seek promote change there as he did within the Soviet Union's evil empire. To the contrary, efforts secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon even led Washington embark upon an ill-fated plan sell arms secretly Iran's ayatollahs. The collapse of the Soviet Union had the effect of sidelining Iran as a foreign policy priority during the tenure of President George H. W. Bush. The Clinton administration took up the issue but quickly became paralyzed by internal divisions: Should it try foster behavioral change within the ruling class or seek a more fundamental transformation of the regime itself? The George W. Bush administration seemed bring a breath of fresh air. Its post-September 1 1 advocacy of a forward strategy that favors freedom1 fanned hopes among many that - in contrast its predecessors - it would truly engage with pro-democracy forces within Iran. President Bush's calls for the Iranian leadership to respect the will of its people and be accountable them2 also raised hopes. In practice, however, the principles of the Bush doctrine did not extend as far as the Islamic Republic. For all its talk about Iranian democracy, the Bush White House offered only nominal aid those seeking freedom and pluralism within the country. Between 2004 and 2008, it authorized a total of $215 million in funding for all diplomatic programs dealing with Iran.3 But only a small fraction of that sum - some $38.6 million - was dedicated specifically democracy promotion.4 And even those paltry funds were, in the end, diluted by bureaucratic infighting that served undermine their effectiveness.5 Since taking office, the Obama administration has done even less. Eager break with the policy of its predecessors and engage with Iran's leaders, the new White House systematically downgraded the idea of promoting pluralism within the Islamic Republic. It eliminated the State Department's Iran Democracy Fund, the central node for prodemocracy funding during the Bush years, folding it into a generic Near East Regional Democracy (NERD) Fund that lacks a clear direction or mandate.6 It cut off funding for the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a nongovernmental organization committed chronicling the regime's human rights abuses.7 It likewise rolled back funding for a raft of other groups from nongovernmental organizations such as Freedom House the U.S.funded International Republican Institute, putting their Iran-related activities at risk.8 In the process, it has sent the unmistakable signal that the United States is no longer interested in seeking substantive change in the nature of the Iranian regime or its domestic behavior. ELECTORAL EARTHQUAKE The focus on this state of affairs has sharpened since the summer of 2009. …" @default.
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• W198380153 title "How to Support the Struggle for Iran's Soul" @default.
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