Media Center / 2006
To contact Century Foundation experts, call or e-mail:
Christy DeBoe Hicks
Vice President, Public Affairs
Phone: 212-452-7723 Fax: 212-535-7534
For inquiries regarding our publications and events, contact:
Loretta Ahlrich
Manager, Special Events
Phone: 212-452-7722 Fax: 212-535-7534
-
Century Foundation Releases New Report in Iran White Paper Series
Current debate on the Iranian nuclear issue tends to overlook the vital role of Iran’s domestic politics, according to Gareth Smyth, Tehran bureau chief for the Financial Times, in a revealing report published this week by The Century Foundation. In Fundamentalists, Pragmatists, and the Rights of the Nation: Iranian Politics and Nuclear Confrontation, Smyth argues, “A general level of support within Iran for the nation’s ‘right’ to a nuclear program sits alongside a healthy level of skepticism about Iran’s rulers.” -
A Nuclear-Armed Iran: A Difficult, But Not Impossible Policy Problem
Coercive strategies to block a determined Iran from developing a nuclear-weapons capability are unlikely to work, argues Barry Posen , but treating Iran's nuclearization as the most dangerous of possible outcomes could lead to dangerous miscalculations. -
Not Just for Iraq, Says Middle East Expert: U.S. Needs a Bold Deal with Iran to Halt Nuclear Development and Stabilize the Region
As the Iraq Study Group recommends direct and unconditional U.S. talks with Iran, Middle East expert Flynt Leverett argues in a new report for The Century Foundation that the United States needs to deal directly with Iran in order to prevent Iranian development of nuclear weapons and to resolve other political and security issues. Leverett warns that if the United States does not move quickly, it may soon be faced with managing the negative consequences of Iran’s nuclearization. -
As Georgia’s Immigrant Population Grows, So Does Political Resistance
This year, Georgia passed the most sweeping immigration reform bill ever passed by any state. The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act (SB529) focused on unauthorized immigration and encompassed issues pertaining to public employment, law enforcement, emergency assistance, tax withholding, education, and health care. According to a new report from The Century Foundation, the legislation is the culmination of various efforts by Georgia ’s lawmakers to grapple with unprecedented demographic changes and the new flow of immigrants into the state over the past decade
