To Iran, uranium enrichment is mainly intended as a bargaining chip.
Iran’s Parchin Clean-up a “Tease”
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Why Couldn’t the Left Prevail in Mexico?
The tired old Institutional Revolutionary Party was returned to power in Mexico.
KSM May Never Be Brought to Justice for the Murder of Daniel Pearl
“Enhanced interrogation” presents obstacles to prosecuting alleged war criminals.
Caught Red Handed: Rwanda, Violence in Eastern Congo, and the UN Report
The atmosphere was tense during the DRC Briefing at IPS on June 29, 2012. The audience of 45 squeezed into the conference room to hear the updates on Rwanda’s most recent breach of Congolese sovereignty, and the Q & A session threatened to reach a fever pitch.
Israeli Border Police Conduct Surveillance on Israeli Protesters and Journalists
Israeli Border Police’s Lebanese listeners have come to Tel Aviv to keep tabs on July 14 movement marchers.
Agreement on Syria Reached Without Syrians
There are three main reasons intervention is currently untenable: the fragmented and Islamic nature of the opposition, the Syrian regime’s backers, and the war-weary, insolvent West.
Syria’s Stalin and His Gulag
Human Rights Watch has produced a damning report on Syria’s torture regime.
U.S., Russia Continue to Jockey for Influence in Syria
There’s few prices short of war the Kremlin will not pay to keep from losing its sole remaining Arab ally.
Depth of Republican Enthusiasm for Condi Rice Matched by Lack Thereof for Romney
Despite her poor record as national security advisor and secretary of state, Republicans are still all in for her.
President Obama Takes Globalization to New Heights
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is shaping up to be as bad as NAFTA or worse.