What’s behind Iran’s sudden realignment with Turkey?
Rather than herald the emergence of a new alliance in the region, the recent rapprochement between Iran and Turkey appears to be a marriage of convenience.
Rather than herald the emergence of a new alliance in the region, the recent rapprochement between Iran and Turkey appears to be a marriage of convenience.
What is distinctive about this moment is that, just as the pandemic is becoming worse than ever for the U.S. itself, it has become clear that Trump has abandoned efforts to control and defeat it.
Much of the media attention has focused on whether Trump knew and why he hasn’t done anything to stop it. But no one’s asking what’s motivating Putin.
Rouhani knows very well that if his government continues to unilaterally implement the nuclear deal, he will come under more attacks from his political opponents and hardliners.
H.R. McMaster’s critique of restraint falls short and he doesn’t offer an alternative to the militarism that has dominated U.S. foreign policy.
Supporters of a strong U.S.-European relationship should be mindful of the problems with this alliance beyond Trump, which have become more apparent in the context of the global pandemic.
America must reorient a significant portion of its federal budget away from defense spending and towards public health and social services to build greater internal peace and resilience.
While Americans are overwhelmed by the pandemic, the Pentagon and its boosters are exploiting the emergency to feather their own nests.
As the U.S. and Turkey move further apart diplomatically, there may be a few issues related to Iran on which they are more closely aligned.
Bolton’s book revealed his commitment to American values paled in comparison to that of the professionals who sacrificed their careers to warn us all of the president’s wanton disregard for rule of law.
H.R. McMaster swings and misses again.
The massive resources allocated to both local police and the U.S. military create supply side pressures to find, if not create, enemies.