Turkey’s offering Washington a fig leaf of cooperation against the Islamic State, but it’s turning all its firepower against the most effective anti-ISIS fighters in the region — the Kurds.
Who’s the Greatest Danger to World Peace? Hint: It’s Not Iran.
“The Iranian threat” has become such a truism in American politics that we’ve completely lost sight of Washington’s own record.
U.S. Military Campaign Against the Islamic State: If It Looks Like a War
The United States has tacit, if not official, congressional approval for its war on the Islamic State.
Don’t Sit Tight: Congress Can Still Tank the Iran Deal
Lawmakers need to hear from their constituents who support diplomacy over war.
How the Iran Deal Could Reshape the Middle East
Washington’s rapprochement with Iran has opened the door for major realignments from Israel to Afghanistan.
U.S. Using Iran Inspections to Tweak Targeting in Event of “Military Option”
When White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest sought to placate hawks, he revealed more about the Iran deal than he may have intended.
The Kurdish Elephant
In their latest deal to fight ISIS, Washington and Turkey are treating the Middle East’s largest stateless minority like pawns. That’s a huge mistake.
Will the Nuclear Deal Induce Iran to Help Stop the Islamic State?
Those expecting the Iran nuclear deal to lead to regional security cooperation between the United States and Iran may be disappointed.
Argentine Prosecutor Dies Before Pinning 1992 Argentine Jewish Center Bombing on Iran
In the New Yorker, Dexter Filkins writes about Argentine prosecutor Albert Nisman’s doomed attempts to prosecute the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina bombing.
Greece, Iran, and the Rules of the Game
From Athens to Tehran, powerful countries make the rules and break the rules. Everyone else just squeezes the best deal they can — for now, anyway.