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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.

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.