{"id":4821,"date":"2008-08-15T14:19:36","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T18:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2012-02-06T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T19:34:59","slug":"8-steps-toward-peace-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/2008\/08\/8-steps-toward-peace-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Steps Toward Peace with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

In her meetings with U.S. military leaders and elected officials, Lisa Schirch elaborates upon these eight steps that she believes could and should be taken in Iran:<\/p>\n

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  1. Engage in immediate direct talks without preconditions.<\/li>\n
  2. Support regional diplomatic efforts to lay the necessary groundwork for addressing the root causes.<\/li>\n
  3. Take a \u201ccarrot\u201d \u2013 rather than punitive \u201cstick\u201d \u2013 approach approach to negotiation. Coercive diplomacy and sanctions will not solve the deeper issues.<\/li>\n
  4. Understand that cultural, historical, psychological and political factors require the U.S. to demonstrate \u201crespectful engagement,\u201d or risk heightening Iranian fears for their sovereignty and security (which have played a role in the larger nuclear security question).<\/li>\n
  5. Move focus from Iran\u2019s nuclear program to the promotion of regional security.<\/li>\n
  6. Recognize and address Iranian concerns about national sovereignty.<\/li>\n
  7. Take regime-change off the table. Due to past U.S. intervention in Iranian politics, the focus on regime-change actually strengthens the Iranian leadership.<\/li>\n
  8. Focus on trust-building measures to prepare the soil for more substantial negotiations and to undermine antagonistic leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    From the story: ‘3D Security’ Draws Attention<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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