(Financial Times-UK) Alan Isenberg - The U.S. and Europe should work to exploit Iran's turbulent, internal dynamic through a two-track strategy: launching dialogue with Ahmadinejad's political rivals about mutually important issues and aggressively engaging with the Iranian people to promote democratic reform. It is to be expected that Ahmadinejad would seek to demolish his opposition, but he has also challenged fellow conservatives, many of whom do not subscribe to his populist style and fret about his record since taking office. For many of the regime's insiders, maintaining power and wealth in a largely hostile environment is a far greater concern than keeping the revolutionary flame alive.
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