First, threats to burn the Quran, now this.
Deaths of Amb. Stevens and Staff Stretch Meaning of Free Speech to the Breaking Point
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Middle East & North Africa
The Case Against War: Ten Years Later
Ten years ago, I wrote a series of articles for the Foreign Policy in Focus website in which I put forth a series of arguments against the Bush administration’s push for a U.S. invasion of Iraq prior to the fateful congressional vote authorizing the illegal, unnecessary, and ultimately disastrous war.
Smaller Nukes May Present the Larger Risk
If a state like Pakistan considers tactical nukes a viable battlefield weapon, the entire world is in trouble.
Democratic Leaders Undermine Israeli-Palestinian Peace and Their Own Procedures
In a stunning violation of its own rules, the wishes of the majority of delegates at its national convention, and positions taken by the United Nations and virtually every country in the world, the Democratic Party leadership pushed through an amendment to its platform stating that Jerusalem “is and will remain the capital of Israel” and should be “undivided.”
The Futility of Seeking “Strategic Clarity” on Iran
Uncertainty and ambiguity about its nuclear-weapons program has its apparent strategic advantages to Israel.
Washington Post Breaks Lockstep on Israel and Iran
At times, even establishment media bridle at conventional Washington thinking.
Who Will Govern Syrian Kurdistan?
Although the prospects for an independent state in Syrian Kurdistan remain dim, unprecedented Kurdish autonomy will likely result from the conflict. The implications extend beyond Syria’s borders as various governments and non-state actors have strong, and often conflicting, interests in the political fate of Syria’s Kurds and the territorial integrity of the Syrian state.
Inspectors’ Year-round Presence in Iran Complicates Israel’s Attack Plans
Few are aware that International Atomic Energy inspectors are in Iran year-round.
California State Assembly Seeks to Stifle Debate on Israel
The Republican-sponsored measure received wide bipartisan support in the Democratic-controlled legislature.
U.S. Shares Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
On August 28, an Israeli court rejected a civil lawsuit against Israeli occupation forces for the 2003 murder of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year old American peace activist killed in the Gaza Strip, upholding a severely flawed internal Israeli military investigation.