A computer virus might seem like the perfect way to stop Iran’s nuclear program. But it could spin out of control.
Will Computer Virus Stuxnet Sow Not Only Destruction, But Death?
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War & Peace
As Egypt Protesters Look to U.S. in Vain, Remembering Another Lost Opportunity
U.S. support for an authoritarian regime is by no means a new phenomenon nor is it peculiar to the Middle East.
Iran, the New York Times and the Laws of Physics
The Times seems intent on making the case that Iran is on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, when it’s not.
Discouraging Civilian Cooperation With Counterterrorism, Part 963
Enlisting civilian aid in halting terrorism isn’t only a problem in the Middle East.
Interview with John Esposito
In a new special focus on Islamophobia, Foreign Policy In Focus interviews prolific author and professor John Esposito about prevailing political and media myths about Muslims and the Muslim world.
Will Stuxnet Leave as Much Collateral Damage as Any Weapon?
A computer virus might seem like the perfect way to stop Iran’s nuclear program. But it’s as liable to side effects as any weapon.
WikiLeaks XXXV: The Gathering of a Storm — a History of bin Laden in Diplomatic Cables
“He is finished,” was the regrettably premature pronouncement of a relative of bin Laden in the nineties.
WikiLeaks XXXIV: Hu a “Cautious, Vacillating Leader” (Who Does That Sound Like?)
As in the United States, the military and big business in China aren’t shy about challenging the executive office.
Palestine Papers Cause More Heartburn in Washington
The exposure by Al Jazeera and London’s Guardian newspaper of a huge cache of documents detailing Palestinian accounts of a decade of peace negotiations with Israel could deal a lethal blow to U.S. efforts to get a credible process back on track, according to experts here.
Secret SOTU
I’ve never met President Obama, never been invited to any White House confabs. I’ve never even been able to sit through one of his speeches. But my office is about six blocks away from the White House. So, like any good Washington pundit who imagines that proximity translates into perceptiveness, I feel entirely qualified to look into the president’s eyes to get a sense of his soul. Here’s what I believe President Obama will be thinking as he reads off the teleprompter.