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Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Iranian perspective

Does anyone know of anyone who is trying to put forward an Iranian perspective on it's relations with the west?

Steven Pinker has a fascinating and counter-intuitive perspective on the decline of violence in society . Watch the interview and tell me what you think.



This might not be a popular idea among those who believe that violence among individuals and groups is increasing and inevitable, However Pinker makes a pretty solid case.

The Iran Nuclear Issue: The View from Beijing

Beijing is unconvinced that Iran has the ability to develop
nuclear weapons in the short term and does not share the
West’s sense of urgency about the possibility of a
nuclear-armed Iran, despite the risks that this would
present to China’s long-term interests.