February 14, 2020
It’s entirely possible that the intelligence community felt pressure from Team Trump to blame Iran, without sufficient evidence, for a recent attack on a military base in Iraq.
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February 14, 2020
Support for international organizations and multilateralism remains high despite Donald Trump’s rhetoric.
February 14, 2020
There was big news out of the Philippines this week that in normal times would have sparked loud complaints from the DC foreign policy establishment.
February 13, 2020
Donald Trump never campaigned on cutting Medicare and Social Security and give the savings to the Pentagon. But that’s exactly what he has proposed to do.
February 13, 2020
Erik Prince is America’s poster child for our current stereotype of a war profiteer, wannabe mercenary, and perhaps the E.F. Hutton of all warmongers.
February 12, 2020
It’s probably a long shot but the U.N. General Assembly could invoke what’s called the “Uniting for peace” resolution to de-escalate tensions.
February 12, 2020
The past months have seen an unprecedented level of diplomatic engagement on the part of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the Eastern Mediterranean.
February 12, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t want to go to jail so he’s doing anything and everything he can to hold onto power.
February 11, 2020
The state organizes the schedule of commemoration, but it cannot control the meaning that its people attach to the days.
February 11, 2020
It’s difficult to grapple with the fact that the very same people who claim to fight for democracy and freedom in Iran, are at the same time eroding the foundations of democracy in the United States.
February 10, 2020
The future of U.S. policy toward China is up for debate with many in Washington leaning toward confrontation. A new think tank report is no exception.
February 10, 2020
The Shiite-Sunni divide isn’t the USA vs. the USSR, and Iran is no Soviet Union.
February 10, 2020
The U.S. commitment to Iraq’s economic development has been underwhelming which has made Iranian trade and investment ties in Iraq appear disproportionately significant.
February 10, 2020
Seeking stability in the Middle East must start with putting the security and needs of people across the region first.
February 9, 2020
The lure of access to Iranian ports is pushing Central Asian nations like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to improve relations with Tehran, against Saudi wishes.
February 9, 2020
The Syrian regime’s campaign to retake Idlib has picked up in intensity, threatening death and displacement at levels unseen in Syria’s conflict so far.
February 8, 2020
A New York Times report raises serious questions about the official U.S. account of the attack on the K-1 base in eastern Iraq on December 27.
February 8, 2020
After a series of rows, and with more coming, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council should convene a summit to contain their differences.
February 8, 2020
To create peace and stability in other nations, we must elevate their people to prosperity, instead of crushing them.
February 7, 2020
A visit to Central Asia by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored how Washington sees the region defined by its own rivals.
February 7, 2020
The rhetorical power of using ‘defeat’ as a shorthand comes with dangers that are likely best avoided by adopting the clarity of simply stating the desired objective.