At the Company Christmas Party: An Iranian Horror Story.

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7. Scientists organized to help other scientists escape from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy -- we need to do the same now.

Years ago, I read a popular history of the IAS with a title something like "The Flexner-Hitler Garden of the Lonely Wise" whose title I cannot recall with 100% certainty, and I have no idea what publication it was in. It described how Jewish scientists in Europe were recruited to various positions in the US after Hitler ascended (if that's the word) to power, with the IAS assuming something of a leading role (they had already recruited Einstein and von Neumann, so they were kind of in the spotlight in that regard) after considerable initial reluctance -- their original founding principle had been to recruit American scientists, after all. Perhaps some enlightened administration in Latin America or Europe could now benefit from Trmp's democidal urges to "Make America Great Again" while eliminating every principle, ideal, and faction that ever made it great.

I can't see Iran being so forward-looking, but I'm sure if any nuclear scientists are pushed out of the country Iran would be happy to take them.

If Saudis, Qataris, Bahrainis etc. are still looking for places to invest their money, our situation could benefit them. I see no shortage of ads for scientific positions in the Persian Gulf countries as it is.