With bated breath, we await the November 24 deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran.
U.S. Has Almost as Much to Lose as Iran if Nuclear Deal Isn’t Reached
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Middle East & North Africa
U.S. Digs Its Heels in on Iran Sanctions
The U.S. has switched its intransigence toward Iran from enrichment capacity to sanctions.
What a GOP Senate Means for Obama’s Foreign Policy
2015 could yet see some significant developments—at least on issues where the White House and GOP are aligned.
Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution
Religious tensions, remnants of the police state, and a broken-down neoliberal economic model imperil Tunisia’s otherwise impressive democratic transition.
The Islamic State’s Ongoing Program of Self-Sabotage
For the Islamic State, making the trains run on time doesn’t quite cover a multitude of sins.
Kobane: Hunger Strikes and Air Strikes
A former Syrian Kurdish MP is hunger striking in Washington for action in Kobane.
Iraq: What Could Possibly Go Right?
Four Months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing — on the battlefield and at the Pentagon.
For Unemployed Young Men, the Islamic State Provides More Than Just Jobs and Purpose
The Islamic State is like a Pleasure Island for gangbangers and psychos.
Netanyahu Is a National Security Risk—And Washington Knows It
An anonymous U.S. official caused a dustup when he called the Israeli prime minister “chickenshit.” Others might have said worse.
How Does the World’s Leading Advocate of Air Power ― the U.S. ― Wind up Using the Wrong Planes?
Unfortunately, a lot more than battlefield requirements goes into the design of war planes.