Iran has been willing to deal for at least a decade. Why are there still calls for more sanctions?
How We Got Here: A History of Missed Opportunities with Iran
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Middle East & North Africa
Strange Bedfellows: Israel and Arabs United in Opposition to Iran
Ironically, a negotiated settlement between the United States and Iran could trigger yet another war in the Middle East.
Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery
The domestic workers’ rights movement offers powerful lessons for the broader fight against forced labor, trafficking, and servitude.
Drone Victims Come Out of the Shadows
New films, reports, and media coverage are finally giving the American public a taste of the personal tragedies involved in the U.S. drone war.
Foreign Policy Thin-Sliced (11/1)
“Iranian regime may be too fragmented to come to a consensus” “Anytime you see a statement coming out of the government, just remember there’s a rat’s nest of people fighting underneath the surface,” Kevan Harris, a sociologist at Princeton who has studied Iran...
Saudi Arabia’s Temper Tantrums and What They Mean for the U.S.
Saudi Arabia recently rejected a coveted seat on the U.N. Security Council it had campaigned for over two years to get. The sense of surprise in the policy analysis world has been palpable, with analysts scratching their heads trying to understand why the oil-rich...
Congress vs. Obama on Iran
Hardliners in Tehran are not happy with the recent rapprochement between the United States and Iran and the related progress in negotiations to address Western concerns about the Iranian nuclear program. But the bigger threat may come from hardliners in the...
Egypt’s Dark Tunnel
The Egyptian people face a very difficult choice. They must choose a path that does not lead toward greater violence, further economic decline, dictatorship, or even civil war. Egypt must somehow avoid the fate of Syria (a civil war with over 100,000 civilian...
Forces Amassing to Undermine P5+1 Nuke Talks With Iran
As the U.S. and its allies prepare for another round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, powerful and wealthy opponents—from the halls of Congress to Middle East capitols—are maneuvering to torpedo them. At stake is the real possibility of a war with...
Is Diplomacy, Not War, Finally on the March in the Middle East?
The Middle East is normally a depressing topic of conversation with talk of ongoing wars, repressive governments, ethnic violence, and terrorist attacks. Yet two of the region’s most troublesome challenges (Syria and Iran) are on diplomatic tracks toward peaceful...