The Gulf War: 8 Myths
January 1, 2001 | Washington's misguided policies toward Iraq but have warped the overall thrust of U.S. foreign and military policy for the past decade.
Articles by Stephen Zunes
Little Shift in Foreign Policy Under “President” George W. Bush
November 1, 2000 | With the likelihood that Texas Governor George W. Bush will become the next president of the United States, there needs to be serious thought as to what kind of foreign policy can be expected over the next four years.
Clinton’s Failure In The Mideast Crisis
October 1, 2000 | The United States should certainly maintain its commitment to Israelâs legitimate security needs. What needs to be questioned is the Clinton administrationâs support for Israelâs ongoing occupation and its violations of basic human rights.
Clinton Needs to Take Firm Stand to Insure Peace
October 1, 2000 | If there is to be peace in the Middle East, the United States must exercise some "tough love."
Peace is Possible But Not Likely
October 1, 2000 | There is a widespread assumption that resolution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is an extremely complex issue, and that the United States has been and is the best hope for peace. The reality, however, is just the opposite.
Credit the Serbian People, Not NATO
October 1, 2000 | As in 1989, it was not the military prowess of the western alliance bringing freedom to an Eastern European country, but the power of nonviolent action by the subjugated peoples themselves.
Camp David II: Clinton Should Pressure Israel, As Carter Did
July 12, 2000 | It is highly unlikely that the upcoming summit between the United States, Israel, and Palestine at Camp David will the kind of positive results that came from the 1978 summit between the United States, Israel, and Egypt.
U.S. Policy Toward Jerusalem: Clinton’s Shift To The Right
July 1, 2000 | The problem with Clinton's view of Jerusalem is ultimately not a bias towards Israel, but a direct challenge to the authority of the United Nations and some of the most basic tenets of international law.
The U.S. Must Pressure Israel to Compromise
June 1, 2000 | As the Clinton Administration pushes for a high-level resumption of final status talks between Israelis and Palestinians, we are again hearing the mantra that both sides need to compromise, both sides cannot have everything they want and other familiar ex
Assad’s Mixed Legacy
June 1, 2000 | The desire to maintain a course independent of overbearing Western influence, the insistence on having the Golan returned and a desire to maintain greater social equality than found elsewhere in the Arab world goes far beyond the late president.