Iran: Why This Time Is Different
If the West can provide Iran the space to compromise on its nuclear program, the upcoming Baghdad talks just might yield a breakthrough.
NATO vs. Rogues?
Come November, someone’s going to have to tell the next president the hard news: the emperor has no alliance.
Administration Buys Lies About Iran Using Latin America as Base for Terrorism
The Obama administration has drunk the right-wing Kool-aid about Iran sowing the seeds of terror in Latin America.
The West Negotiates with Iran
The success of future nuclear talks between Iran and the West will depend in part on whether the West is able to treat Iran as an equal in word as well as in deed.
Are Nuclear Weapons Really a “Big Sin” to Iran’s Supreme Leader?
Does Ayatollah Khameini or doesn’t he condone nuclear weapons?
North Korea’s Failed Fireworks
Why the big fuss over North Korea’s satellite launch?
Our Iran Policy on the Couch
The U.S. foreign-policy establishment needs counseling.
The Undersea World of Ali Khamenei
Why does Iran want so many submarines?
The Phases of War: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel
Before a book-writing break in Texas, Phyllis reflects on the different stages where our various wars are at this moment in this edition of the New Internationalism newsletter.
America’s Sanctions Hit Home
The vicious prosecution of an Iranian-born U.S. philanthropist drives home the destructive nature of U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s Strategy for 2012
What is the terrorist group trying to accomplish this year, and will the Iraqi government respond effectively?
Senators Moving On To The Next War
Bi-partisan group in the Senate remains fully committed to ignoring all evidence in their quest to bomb Iran.
Washington’s Strange Nuclear Bedfellows
The United States, as the world’s undisputed nuclear weapons superpower, should finally ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Nuclear Alert
The red alert from Iran, with some context.
Coming Up: A Tehran Communique?
There is a growing feeling that the crisis in the Gulf can only be solved by a diplomatic grand bargain between America and Iran, much like Nixon’s normalization of U.S. relations with China.