Marco Rubio Is Winning the Neocon Primary
December 8, 2015 | While bombastic GOP front runners steal the headlines, the Florida senator is quietly racking up the support of right-wing mega-donors and Bush-era neocons.
Articles by Lee Sharkey
The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016
June 4, 2015 | A tight-knit group of neocon dead-enders is pushing Iran to the forefront of the GOP's foreign policy agenda.
Iranian Nuclear Deal: Hardliners Despair, Pragmatists Rejoice
November 26, 2013 | The six-month interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1 powers will echo through the decades if it can bring Washington and Tehran in from the cold.
How We Got Here: A History of Missed Opportunities with Iran
November 7, 2013 | Iran has been willing to deal for at least a decade. Why are there still calls for more sanctions?
Saudi Arabia’s Temper Tantrums and What They Mean for the U.S.
October 31, 2013 | Why did Saudi Arabia spurn the seat on the UN Security Council it finally won?
The Geo-political Reverberations of a Government Shutdown
October 16, 2013 | Other states watch our struggles with a blend of concern and schadenfreude.
Netanyahu Unfazed by Historic Diplomacy Between U.S. and Iran
October 7, 2013 | In fact, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu seems to fear a peaceable solution to the stalemate over Iran’s alleged work on a nuclear-weapons program.
Iran’s Rouhani Makes His Debut on the World Stage
September 25, 2013 | Rouhani has set the stage for a negotiated resolution over Iran’s nuclear program, which is becoming more viable than ever before.
Obama Fumbles Syria Policy
September 14, 2013 | The framing of the Obama administration’s arguments has been contradictory and even bizarre.
Applying the Lebanese Template to Syria
September 12, 2013 | The 1989 Taif Accord that marked the beginning of the end of the Lebanese Civil War can serve as a model for a resolution to the Syrian conflict.