Palestine Papers Cause More Heartburn in Washington
January 25, 2011 | Newly released documents are likely to destroy the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
Articles by Jim Lobe
New Poll Underlines Gloom Shrouding “Peace Process”
December 15, 2010 | Hope among both Jewish and Palestinian Israelis that a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians can ever be achieved appears to be fading.
Will Pentagon Be Exempt From Budget Cuts?
November 24, 2010 | With pressure to slash the 1.3 trillion-dollar federal deficit rising sharply, the public debate over whether to exempt the Pentagon from such cuts is moving rapidly toward centre-stage.
Obama Foreign Policy Likely to Face Republican Challenges
November 6, 2010 | The historic Republican landslide will almost certainly make Obama's vision of a more positive U.S. role in international affairs more difficult to pursue.
U.S. Military Aid Far Outpaces Democracy Assistance
October 20, 2010 | Desperate to secure supply routes to Afghanistan, the United States has been spending at least six times more on military aid for the mostly authoritarian states of Central Asia than on efforts to promote political liberalisation and human rights in the region.
U.S. Scrambles to Save Peace Talks
October 7, 2010 | With a key Arab League meeting delayed until Friday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is scrambling to keep one-month-old direct Israeli- Palestinian peace talks alive.
U.S. Still Top Arms Supplier to South as Record Sale to Saudis Pends
September 17, 2010 | Despite an unusual dip in global weapons sales in 2009, the United States retained its spot as the world's top arms supplier of developing countries, according to an authoritative new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Obama Fighting on all Fronts
September 3, 2010 | United States President Barack Obama will try this week to underline his progress in extricating the US from the morass his predecessor's "war on terror" in the Greater Middle East.
Iran Gains as Arabs’ Obama Hopes Sink
August 10, 2010 | United States President Barack Obama has suffered a sharp drop in popularity in the Arab world over the past year, and Iran may be reaping the benefits, according to a major new survey of public opinion in five Arab countries.
Patraeus Circles Two Camps
July 2, 2010 | Nearly a week after the abrupt departure of Washington's top commander in Afghanistan, U.S. strategy for reversing the flood of bad news that has been recently pouring out of that strife-torn country remains as unclear as ever.