ARTICLE: From Victory to Success: Can Iran and the United States Bridge the Gulf?, By George Perkovich, Foreign Policy

I went through Harvard's Russian Research Center's MA program with George, one of the most intensely thoughtful guys I've ever met (plus a very nice guy). He's made a career since in studying nuclear proliferation in the Indian Ocean rimlands, so he's to be taken seriously.

This is a short, mind-expanding piece, but well worth reading.

My favorite bit: Tehran and Washington are the two most despised and disruptive forces in the Gulf region right now, so getting the intentions of each more out in the open would be an end to itself.

Very sensible stuff, very coolly delivered.