Biden’s dithering may have cost Iran’s moderates the election. The best option now is for the U.S. to rejoin the deal before the hardliners take office.
No one expects Biden to tap dedicated anti-imperialists for his foreign policy team, but several Obama-era diplomats would be a welcome alternative to “the blob.”
International cooperation needs to take priority right now, and countries must stop their wars against one another and against their own populations.
U.S. sanctions have gutted Iran’s economy and health system. In a pandemic, that’s a global public health threat.
The current crisis might be averted, but the longer U.S. war with Iran continues.
Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society — and wars of choice should always be off the table.
As innocent people suffer, break-ins are on the rise — including at my grandparents’ house.
If a war breaks out, it won’t be because the Trump administration “bumbled” into one.
When foreign policy as we know it isn’t working, creative citizen diplomacy can step in to humanize the real people who would be most impacted by war.
A range of U.S. policies have been deliberately designed to provoke an Iranian response.