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April 25, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Iran Sanctions Redux—and Why a Blunt Cudgel Can’t Replace Targeted Tools
Trump's risky recipe for foreign policy—mix sanctions, tariffs, and trade in a blender.
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Iran
January 08, 2019 | The Brookings Institution
Indira Lakshmanan Moderates 'Islam as Statescraft' Panel
How do Muslim-majority countries incorporate Islam into their foreign policies? Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan moderates a discussion at the Brookings Institution to discuss this issue.
October 12, 2018 | National Geographic
Why Iran's Nomads Are Fading Away
As modern life lures a generation to cities, some left behind struggle with drought and dust storms and wonder: What kind of life is this?
August 24, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Rising Sea Puts the Coast of the Persian Gulf at Risk
Daily life along the gulf of the Persian Gulf continues although climate change will soon put it at risk.
August 23, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
In Black and White: How Climate Change Is Affecting Iran
Photojournalist Ako Salemi traveled through Iran to capture the effects of climate change on camera.
May 15, 2018 | The Progressive
The Truth About Iran
Iran is undergoing a serious economic crisis. In response, mostly young workers held large protests early this year. Reese Erlich reports on the discontent and its implications for US-Iran relations.
March 05, 2018 | Reveal
Deja Nuke: Return of the Nuclear Threat
This podcast examines how close the world is to a potential nuclear apocalypse and if there is anything to be done about it.
January 31, 2018 | Foreign Policy
Iran Is Losing Its Jihad on Tobacco
The Islamic Republic's anti-smoking campaign is yet another example of the government's shaky control over its population.
January 08, 2018 | The Progressive
Foreign Correspondent: Trump’s Phony Support for Iran’s Popular Protests
December's spontaneous protests among young, working-class Iranians reflect the similar tensions over wealth inequality that plague the U.S. But that hasn't stopped Donald Trump from using the protests to justify his aggressive policies.
January 04, 2018 | Science Magazine
How to Defeat a Nerve Agent
The threat of future nerve agent attacks is spurring urgent efforts to find better countermeasures, with several promising compounds in the pipeline.
January 04, 2018 | Science Magazine
Seeking Answers for Iran’s Chemical Weapons Victims—Before Time Runs Out
In the 1980s, Iraq frequently shelled Iranian soldiers and villagers with sulfur mustard and nerve agents. Scientists are seeking to uncover how the chemical attacks trigger illnesses decades later.
December 29, 2017 | PRI's The World
As U.S. Sanctions Keep Western Businesses out of Iran, China Seizes the Opportunity
Iran and China are hoping to grow their bilateral trade to more than $600 billion over the next 10 years, but there’s a long way to go. Today, the two countries have combined trade of less than $15 billion, excluding oil.
Nomads in Iran
This project focuses on the nomadic communities of southern Iran whose pastoral lifestyle—and access to rangeland that such a lifestyle depends on—is threatened.
Iran's Victims of Nerve Agent Warfare
During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, chemical weapons killed or sickened tens of thousands of Iranians. Studies of the survivors are helping to prepare for—or even deter—future attacks.
Iran Wins in Iraq
In a multi-part series for PBS NewsHour , Reza Sayah and Gelareh Kiazand look at Iran’s influence in its war-torn neighbor.
Climate Change in Iran
A look at how climate change impacts Iran.
The Heart Sounds of Iran
Your child's doctor tells you that there is something wrong: there is a hole in her heart and she needs surgery, but we can't do it; we need to wait for a team to come. Panic, hope, anxiety.
The New Nuclear Agreement: How Does Tehran View Its National Security?
President Trump's attempts to undermine the nuclear accord have united Iranians against the U.S. A serious regional crisis is brewing.
Iran on the Edge
After a hotly contested presidential election that resulted in street riots and a disputed claim to a renewed mandate by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran stands at a crossroads: between reformist and conservative leadership, between its revolutionary past and its post-revolutionary future.
Ahmadinejad's claimed landslide was met with...
Understanding Iran
On the surface, Iran is simply a theocracy in a standoff with the United States. But access to the everyday lives of Iranians gives a window into the country's complex web of culture, religion and politics. Despite decades of repressive leadership, Iran arguably has the longest-lived democratic movement in...
October 20, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Newsha Tavakolian and Thomas Erdbrink
Photographer Newsha Tavakolian and writer Thomas Erdbrink follow members of one of the last nomadic communities in the world living on the Iranian plateau.
July 10, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Reese Erlich
President Trump has said he will tear up the Iranian nuclear accord. What do ordinary Iranians think of this and other Trump policies? Journalist Reese Erlich produced this video in Tehran.
January 19, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ako Salemi
Persephone Miel Fellow Ako Salemi discusses his project on climate change in Iran.
September 17, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Reese Erlich
From Tehran's famous Bazaar to Friday Prayers, Iranians give their opinions on the nuclear deal.
July 22, 2019 | Education news
From Populism to Peacebuilding: Students Engage with Journalists via Skype
Pulitzer Center grantees Skyped in to talk about peacebuilding in Colombia and populism in Iran during summer programming.
June 11, 2018 | General news
Beyond War: When Should External Governments Intervene—and How
Journalists and policymakers discuss the impact of external intervention in global conflicts during a panel at the Pulitzer Center Beyond War Conference.
January 09, 2018 | Newsletter
This Week: Seeking Answers for Iran’s Chemical Weapons Survivors
This week: Scientists investigate the long term effects of chemical warfare on Iranian soldiers, a look into how artistic integrity is maintained inside the Chinese Communist system, and more than 100 people are suing Guam's Catholic Church over accusations of sexual abuse by priests.
October 17, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Trump Decertifies Iran Deal
This week: Iran's reaction to Trump's nuclear declaration, the C.A.R. edges towards war, and an in-depth look at how humans are killing the Nile.
January 10, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Iran's Parched Landscape
This week: Climate change in Iran observed, Chinese immigrants are reversing course, and Robert Mugabe's legacy in Zimbabwe.
December 06, 2016 | General news, Education news
Alabama High School Students Learn Journalism from Pulitzer Center Grantee
Veteran Journalist and Pulitzer Center grantee Reese Erlich discusses his reporting with Alabama high schoolers.
June 30, 2016 | General news, Awards
Ako Salemi Named 2016 Persephone Miel Fellow
Persephone Miel fellow and photojournalist Ako Salemi to report on climate change in Iran.
March 09, 2016 | Education news
News Bites and Lesson Plan of the Week: Elections Around the World
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
January 20, 2016 | Education news
News Bites and Lesson of the Week: Iran
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
October 19, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: Student Fellows Weekend 2015
Our 2015 student fellows take on the world.
August 10, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: Historical Parallels in Nuclear Security
Dovish diplomacy remains a key part of the US's nuclear policy, today as in 1963. Iran's Jewish community agrees that diplomacy, as outlined in July's nuclear deal, will diminish the threat of war.
June 28, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: In Search of Home
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Burma to Turkmenistan.
July 24, 2019 | All Grades
Toolkit for Your Next Discussion on the Environment and Climate Change
Climate change—an issue that affects us all, no matter where we are in the world. This guide will help begin a conversation about today's under-reported stories surrounding our global crisis.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 09, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Elections Around the World
In this lesson, students use online reporting to compare the 2016 U.S. election to elections in Iran and Taiwan.
March 04, 2016 | High School
The Dangers of Drunk Driving
Students read global news articles and design a mock campaign addressing the issue of driving under the influence.
January 19, 2016 | All Grades
Nuclear Agreement with Iran
This global affairs lesson plan explores how Iranians from a variety of backgrounds view the nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States and connect the agreement to students’ own lives.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.
September 11, 2015 | All Grades
Can Iran and the U.S. Negotiate?
Students will analyze both sides of the mistrust between Iran and the US and will create their own informed opinions of the nuclear negotiations.
August 31, 2015 | Middle School, High School
Conflicting Opinions on Sanctions in Iran
In the following global affairs lesson plan, students analyze how an author utilizes diverse and conflicting viewpoints to communicate the Iranian perspective of U.S. sanctions.
