Why Iranian elections won't matter (thanks to Obama)
Obama offered Iran's despots cooperation, and they responded with competition – revealing Obama's much touted "soft power" to be very soft indeed
- 4 June 2013
What appointing Chuck Hagel would say about Obama
Hagel’s appointment to the Pentagon would be important less because of the advice that he’d give the President and more for what it would say about Obama’s comfort with his questionable views
- 19 December 2012
Four more years of Obama's Middle East
Like most modern American presidents, Obama will likely try to secure his legacy by a bold foreign policy initiative. All the more reason to be concerned
- 13 November 2012
Why did Iran's Greens fail?
Iran's Green movement failed ultimately because its leaders chose failure
- 4 September 2012
Iran's clandestine operations threaten Azerbaijan
Arrests of Iranian agents in Azerbaijan indicate the heightened level of Tehran’s terrorist activity aimed at the oil-rich Caucasus state. All the more reason for the West to strengthen its long-term friendship with Baku
- 1 March 2012
The politics of a strike on Iran
To say the Iranian issue is somewhat complex is an understatement of nuclear proportions. Indeed, the politics at play make the outlook overwhelmingly bleak
- 20 February 2012
Pressure builds on Iran as EU targets Tehran’s economic jugular
The EU’s proposed embargo on Iranian oil exports represents a significant development in the effort to curb Tehran’s nuclear intentions. This is a high-risk strategy, but the right one
- 6 January 2012
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