September 10, 2020
The only thing Trump did by bragging to Bob Woodward about what he thought was some new secret weapon is put the US on a course of a dangerous nuclear arms race.
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September 10, 2020
It’s only mid-afternoon and Army Lieutenant General Victor Constant has already had a bad day. Soon after he arrived at the office at 0700, the Chief had called. “Come see me. We need to talk.”
September 10, 2020
The Trump administration has been vague about its objections to the court, beyond claiming that it incorporates a bias against the United States and Israel.
September 9, 2020
We shouldn’t be surprised to see federal troops using violence to crack down on protests in American streets — the US has been helping foreign governments do it for decades
September 9, 2020
As the Arctic Sea has steadily melted, the US has gradually militarized its regional policy, but there are mechanisms already in place to foster great-power cooperation.
September 8, 2020
Most Americans are likely unaware that US combat operations have taken place not only in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, but also in 21 other nations since President George W. Bush announced a global war on terror.
September 6, 2020
The treaty changes nothing in the Middle East political equation, nor does it attenuate in any way the tragic disregard for the rights of the Palestinians which we have witnessed for so many years now.
September 5, 2020
Egypt has been fighting terrorism and an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula for the past decade and a half with no sign of a decisive victory.
September 4, 2020
A recent Washington Post column claimed I ‘forcefully argued against increasing pressure on Assad,’ which is a complete misreading of what I wrote.
September 3, 2020
The Trump administration is denying the American public knowledge of the full extent of Russian interference in the 2020 election, to the detriment of American democracy.
September 3, 2020
While it’s likely there will be no diplomatic movement with North Korea before January, 2021, whomever wins the election will have to cast aside ideas that are continuously tried and have consistently failed.
September 2, 2020
Iran had previously blocked IAEA requests to investigate undeclared nuclear sites, but the new agreement provides space for a potential Biden administration to rejoin the JCPOA.
September 2, 2020
A loophole in the proposed fund, which the House passed in July, would allow Israeli settlers to reap most of the benefits.
September 1, 2020
With the Trump administration escalating tensions once again with its snapback scheme, it’s worth trying to figure out just what Tehran wants.
August 31, 2020
Tony Blinken, a likely candidate for the post of national security adviser, has said that the U.S. would return to the JCPOA only after Iran fulfills its commitments under the nuclear agreement.
August 31, 2020
Trump bowed to the NRA and withdrew the US from the Arms Trade Treaty, thereby ceding the moral high ground to China and missing an opportunity to rein in Iran
August 30, 2020
Impunity for abusive state violence and failure to provide security are more common around the world than respect for the rule of law. The United States is no exception.
August 29, 2020
The use of the memory of Hiroshima as a political weapon against the US, a country that Iran says has undermined its sovereignty since World War II, is a recurring theme in Iranian media.
August 28, 2020
The media narrative largely ignores the strategic rationale for bringing the troops home.
August 28, 2020
Pompeo told Sudanese leaders that the United States would consider removing them from the list of state sponsors of terrorism — if Sudan pays us $330 million.
August 28, 2020
A US-led regional grouping including India, Japan, and Australia is slowly gelling into an informal military alliance that could hasten a new cold war with China.