Israel’s free pass to more violence
Washington’s reluctance to criticize Tel Aviv enables regional aggression, which in turn harms US interests.
Washington’s reluctance to criticize Tel Aviv enables regional aggression, which in turn harms US interests.
Several complex strategies are in play and the Secretary of State knows this — much to the disadvantage of the ‘pawns’ on the ground.
While affirming Washington’s strategy against Tehran, Blinken will have to convince Netanyahu against flaming an Israeli-Palestinian war.
Support for Washington appears weak in the region, while attitudes toward Russia and Iran have shown steady improvement.
We’d all like to see brutal dictators fall, but effective policy requires a little humility about Washington’s ability to make that happen.
But the situation is complicated, and the West’s next move could make it much worse for ordinary Iranians
At mid-term, the president’s actions in these key areas don’t yet match his early, bold talk. But it’s not too late for course corrections.
The status quo is doing more harm than good. Let’s admit failure before more people are hurt and put in harm’s way.
Beijing and Iran always had ‘convenient’ relations, but the former’s visit to Saudi Arabia exposed some new limits.
How should the West respond to Tehran’s tentative outreach to reformist political figures?
The president’s handling of the war in Ukraine has largely been the sole bright spot in an otherwise status quo oriented U.S. posture.
Harsh economic penalties rarely, if ever, work to change a targeted regime’s behavior; so why do we still use them?
A tight, privileged fraternity of religious leaders has monopolized power in Tehran since 1979. It’s now backed itself into a corner.
Riyadh and Tehran had been engaged in talks aimed at improving relations but recent events have reverted them back to old ways.
It may not be front and center, but the Florida governor and potential presidential hopeful has a long foreign policy record from Congress.
Encouraging Baku at this moment could very well complicate Washington’s efforts to calm tensions across the Caucasus.
The world’s leaders, including Washington, have lost their grip on the Middle East. So what will come next in the region?
One thing is clear: that if previous parliaments demanded the ouster of the US military, this one seems fine with the way things are.
History shows that while it may be uncomfortable advancing a regime’s line during an uprising, it’s important to get the facts straight.
The Biden administration must be on guard against being manipulated by Riyadh to extract more US military support.
What if US foreign policy led to a world in which Tehran didn’t want to send Moscow weapons and the latter had no use for them?