Both U.S. members of Congress calling for new Iran sanctions and hard-liners in Iran assault President Rouhani from each side.
More Sanctions on Iran = Uranium Enriched to a Higher Grade
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Ten Good Things about 2013
2013 had its fair share of bad news, but it was also a year of extraordinary activism.
To Washington, Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan Has Gone Off the Reservation
Recep Tayyio Erdogan’s political instincts seem to have deserted him.
Beta Testing Drones on Unwitting Subjects
Civilians are the innocent victims of U.S. use of an unproven technology ― drones.
Foreign Policy Thin-Sliced (12/26)
Show George W. Bush some love.
Nelson Mandela’s Closest Allies
Though Western leaders now lionize Nelson Mandela, the only leaders who stood up for his struggle when it counted were those most demonized by the West.
Bluster and Blowback in Beirut
Although Hezbollah looks increasingly likely to weather Syria’s civil war, blowback from hardline Sunnis at home may prove a longer-term challenge.
U.S. Determined to Re-freeze Thaw in Relations With Iran
The U.S. is acting in bad faith by levying more sanctions on Iran after it agreed to suspend its uranium enrichment.
NAFTA at 20: State of the North American Farmer
In the United States and throughout North America, NAFTA has accelerated the industrial consolidation of agriculture and pushed out smaller, more sustainable food producers.
Anatomy of Election Fraud: Stealing the 2013 Honduran Election in Five Simple Steps
Through vote buying and brute violence, supporters of the 2009 coup in Honduras may have stolen the 2013 election.