Suzanne Maloney
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Suzanne Maloney is vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where she works on Iran and Persian Gulf energy; she was its deputy director for five years…
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4 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Current role: Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy program, Brookings Institution (opens wiqqi.app)
- Earlier: Policy Planning Staff, US Department of State (2005–2007); project director, CFR Task Force on U.S.-Iran Relations (2003–2004); Middle East adviser, ExxonMobil (2001–2004); Olin Fellow… (opens wiqqi.app)
- Education: BA, University of Pennsylvania (1990); PhD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University (2000) (opens wiqqi.app)
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1 channel on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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8 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The Trump administration's optimism about post-war Iran rests on a simplistic understanding of the Islamic Republic. (opens korrents.com)
“I'm profoundly skeptical of @VP 's 'cautious optimism.' Much like the calculus that drove @POTUS ' decision to launch the war, the case betrays a simplistic understanding of the Islamic Republic & the forces that have…”
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In June 2026 Trump was right to push hard for a deal with Iran, because all the alternatives were worse for the US. (opens korrents.com)
“The unfortunate reality is that Trump is right to push hard for a deal; all the alternatives are profoundly suboptimal for the US. We're not going to bluff our way out of this stalemate.”
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US escalation cannot force Iran to capitulate at an acceptable cost or timeline. (opens korrents.com)
“It appears US partners in the Gulf have persuaded Trump (correctly) that US escalation can't succeed in forcing Iran to capitulate at an acceptable cost or timeline.”
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The Trump administration's optimism about post-war Iran rests on a simplistic understanding of the Islamic Republic. (opens korrents.com)
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3 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Twilight War (opens rcmnd.app)
“I wanted to recommend one um, The Twilight War by David Christ. Um, the subtitle is The Secret History of America's 30-year conflict with Iran. So it's obviously a little bit outdated, but David Christ is a Pentagon…”
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American Hostages in Iran (opens rcmnd.app)
“It's called American hostages in Iran, the conduct of a crisis.”
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Democracy in Iran (opens rcmnd.app)
“Um and the third book I'd recommend um by an Iranian author, Iranian academic um renown retired Misag Para, Democracy in Iran. Why it failed and how it might succeed and I hope that it will in the long term.”
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The Twilight War (opens rcmnd.app)