“We will discuss the issue and the rumors surrounding it with the agency. It is not very sensitive or ambiguous.” Quote by Hamid-Reza Assefi
“The Russian proposal is ambiguous. If they want to propose enrichment (only) in Russia we have said it is not acceptable. But if it is a complementary or parallel plan, we will study that.” IfsWantSaidStudyPlansRussiaAcceptableParallelsProposalProposeAmbiguityAmbiguousComplementaryEnrichment Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“Europeans should be patient and try to find a formula to resolve this nuclear issue. We are determined to remove any ambiguities over our nuclear ambitions and also protect our right.” ShouldTryingIssuesProtectAmbitionPatientDeterminedNuclearRemoveResolveFormulasBe PatientAmbiguity Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“Iran is determined to remove ambiguities, continue talks and win its rights.” WinningRightsDeterminedRemoveIranAmbiguity Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“There is no crisis in this country that requires us to set up a crisis headquarters. Iran is currently in a good situation.” CountrySituationCrisisIranHeadquarters Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. There is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council. But if that were to happen Iran is not afraid.” IfsHappensAnswersSituationClearSecurityBasesCurrentsIranNot AfraidDiplomacyCouncilReferringSecurity CouncilCurrent Situation Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“The 'harmonious world' theory .. will help dispel doubts in the international community about China's continued development and refute the absurd 'China threat theory'.” WorldHelpingCommunityDoubtTheoryDevelopmentThreatInternationalChinaAbsurdAbsurdityHarmoniousInternational Community Author:Ye Xiaowen
“Buddhism helps people to overcome pain. The deepest pain that Chinese people feel now is the pain of separation from loved ones, one of the eight pains in Buddhism.” PeopleFeelsHelpingPainBuddhismOvercomingEightSeparationChineseLoved OnesOvercoming PainPain Of Separation Author:Ye Xiaowen
“I've often heard academics disparage non-academic writing in terms that suggest it could be a negative in the tenure process, irrespective of the quality of academic work under review.” WritingProcessTermQualityHeardNegativeReviewsAcademicTenureAcademic WritingAcademic Work Author:Daniel Drezner
“One could dismiss the zombie trend as merely feeding a mass public that craves the strange and bizarre. Such an explanation would be only skin-deep. Popular culture often provides a window into the subliminal or unstated fears of citizens, and zombies are no exception. Some cultural commentators argue that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are a primary cause for renewed interest in the living dead, and the numbers appear to back up this assertion.” Would BeCultureCausesInterestNumbersStrangeCitizensMassWindowSkinsArguingTerroristPrimariesExplanationExceptionTrendsSeptemberFeedingBizarreZombieCraveAssertionSeptember 11CommentatorsPopular CultureTerrorist AttacksSubliminalSeptember 11 2001Skin Deep Author:Daniel Drezner
“Some international relations scholars would posit that interest in zombies is an indirect attempt to get a cognitive grip on what U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld famously referred to as the "unknown knowns" in international security. Perhaps, however, there also exists a genuine but publicly unacknowledged fear of the dead rising from the grave and feasting upon the entrails of the living.” InterestKnownSecurityRelationInternationalDefenseGravesGenuineRisingScholarSecretaryNational SecurityZombieInternational RelationsCognitiveIndirectFeasting Author:Daniel Drezner