Well, my time here is up. Judah should be back in the driver’s seat before long and I’ll be back to my regular home on the Web. It’s been a pleasure filling in for Judah over the last week, and my partner in crime, Matt Eckel, and I thank both him and Hampton for having us here at World Politics Review. We had a great week and a lot of fun, and invite readers to keep up with our regular musings at the link above.
In the meantime, I have one piece of advice for the Obama administration: if you’re looking to engage the Iranian government, I can’t think of a better place for Washington to start than in dispatching a credible, senior-level US official to deal directly with the powers-that-be in the Iranian government to negotiate for Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi’s release from prison. Doing so would have the dual benefit of pursuing a positive end in and of itself (i.e. the release of a journalist detained on dubious grounds) and testing the waters for future engagement with Iran or letting the regime show its true colors. Dennis Ross, this one is all yours.