October 23, 2020
Enacting sanctions is as second nature for Washington policy types as giving remarks at a think-tank or writing an op-ed for the Washington Post.
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October 23, 2020
After a 20-year ban, the DoD is extending ties to Prabowo Subianto, a man who has never been held accountable for his crimes in Indonesia.
October 22, 2020
Headlines tend to gravitate toward Russian, Iranian, and Chinese info ops, but those originating in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are just as harmful.
October 22, 2020
Democracy promotion got a bad name during the George W. Bush years, but there are merits to returning to the concept both at home and abroad.
October 22, 2020
We helped create al-Shabaab, but staying there won’t destroy it. It just might give the people a fighting chance if we leave.
October 22, 2020
While the administration piles on more sanctions, real stories from inside Iran show how much ordinary people are suffering under their weight.
October 21, 2020
“Maximum pressure” may have permanently pushed Iran toward China. How much leverage India may retain in Iran remains to be seen.
October 21, 2020
The European Parliament joined an international movement to protest the Saudi government’s gross human rights abuses.
October 21, 2020
The former general is selling books and sounding off about Afghanistan talks but he is ignoring how the majority of veterans really feel.
October 20, 2020
Trump’s reelection gambit to coerce Sudan into normalizing relations with Israel may have long term negative consequences.
October 20, 2020
A former Obama official came under fire for agreeing to participate in a forum on Iran policy with Dubowitz, and the result only proved the validity of those concerns.
October 20, 2020
Athens and Ankara are in a cold war for regional resources that has potential to inflame a complicated geopolitical situation.
October 19, 2020
The State Department appointee’s tweet speaks to a larger issue of the agency’s politicking on the government’s time and taxpayer dime.
October 19, 2020
While Americans cannot ignore the world beyond their borders, the last thing they need is to embark upon a fresh round of searching for distant monsters to destroy.
October 19, 2020
By putting forward his claim, Mr. Erdogan hopes to put his quest for leadership of the Muslim world on par with that of one Turkey’s staunchest rivals, Saudi Arabia.
October 19, 2020
The few. The proud. The Naval landing party?
October 18, 2020
A broad range of political and financial problems are likely to prevent Iran from importing advanced weapons systems in the coming years.
October 18, 2020
This is a contest born of contending national self-images and ambitions, not ideologies.
October 16, 2020
A Biden administration won’t be able to force Arab autocracies to change, but focusing on this issue will make them very uncomfortable.
October 16, 2020
They’ve been doing it since Wilson. Now Trump has the chance to break the cycle and make good with the American people.
October 15, 2020
After ignoring the problem in its own ranks, the administration has issued a toothless mandate, conveniently targeting China and Russia.