Iran Looks At The Day After The Nuclear Deal
That President Hassan Rouhani has staked his political fortunes on the nuclear talks is well-known in Iran. His optimism for a nuclear deal with the six world powers and the subsequent removal of...
View ArticleThe Heavy Historical Baggage of U.S. Policy Toward the Middle East
There is much to be said for what is commonly called a “zero-based review”—a fresh look at a problem or project unencumbered by existing assumptions and practices. Just about any organization or...
View ArticleThe Right (And Wrong) Questions To Ask About The Iran Agreement
Defenders of Barack Obama’s Iran deal ask a seemingly practical question of its critics: What would you do instead? But that question is only seemingly practical, not actually practical. The deal won’t...
View ArticleInside The Secret US-Iran Diplomacy That Sealed Nuke Deal
When Hassan Rouhani was elected Iran’s president in June 2013 on a campaign platform of engaging with the West to reach a nuclear deal and improve Iran’s economy, he apparently didn’t know that Iran...
View ArticleSri Lanka: A Lesson For U.S. Strategy
Colombo’s interactions with the great powers should provide lessons for Washington on a re-emerging paradigm in world politics, one that it should note in its approach to the Middle East. A...
View ArticleThe King Finally Comes To Town
The first visit to Washington by Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud as the Saudi monarch comes as the kingdom faces multiple difficult challenges. The Sept. 4 summit will do little to address Saudi Arabia’s...
View ArticleTrump’s Proposals for Muslims Make Diplomacy Harder, Kerry Says
Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from traveling to the U.S. makes it harder to carry out effective diplomacy, Secretary of State John Kerry said, adding his voice to a...
View ArticleOnly the Gulf Countries Can Deliver A Stable Region
There is recognition, not only inside Saudi Arabia but also in the countries surrounding it, that while the Gulf states’ responses to recent geopolitical events have been slow, change in how these...
View ArticleRussia’s Medvedev Says “We Are Rapidly Rolling Into A Period Of A New Cold War”
Medvedev at the Munich Security Conference Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his country is in a new Cold War with the U.S. and its allies, underscoring the tenuous level of trust that’s...
View ArticleSteel And Sea Issues Dominate U.S.-China Dialogue
All signs show that both the South China Sea dispute and the steel oversupply issue will be realities beyond 2016. As far as the actual forum itself is concerned, the possibility of a 9th round of...
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