All Policy Analysis by Eric Edelman

The nuclear deadlock cannot be broken unless Washington reengages in the myriad conflicts plaguing the region, particularly now that Yemen is vulnerable and the Saudi royal family is in a state of turmoil.

It is time to press the Iranians to make the tough choices they have been unwilling to make, including through greater involvement in regional crises such as the Syria war.

The coincidence of mutual opposition to a radical Sunni terrorist group should not blind Washington to the enduring threat that the Iranian regime represents.

As the negotiations with Iran enter a critical stage, Washington needs to develop bipartisan consensus about the parameters of an acceptable agreement.

A deal struck for its own sake on Tehran's nuclear program would be worse than no deal at all.

On June 19, 2006, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman addressed The Washington Institute’s Eighth Turgut Ozal Memorial Lecture. From 2003 to 2005, Ambassador Edelman was U.S. ambassador to Turkey. The following are excerpts from his remarks. Read the full text of his prepared remarks and watch steaming