by Asle Toje

published in the Berliner Gazette

Both US and EU security strategies see terrorism, failed states, and proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) as primary threats. So why then, are relations Euro-American so strained? Much of the answer lies in a deep disagreement on how to deal with threats. Iran is rapidly becoming an important test case on whether dialogue or military force the best way to make dictatorships live up to their international obligations.

OCGG Security Briefing No 5 (PDF)