For those who view international relations as a quest for equity between nations, the U.S. and the West bullied Iran into a nuclear deal.
In Zero-Sum Terms, the Iran Nuclear Deal a Huge Victory for Obama
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Dragged Down by Drones: Obama’s Legacy
Drones rank high among the many policies that will threaten President Obama’s place in history.
Turnover of Obama’s SecDefs Eclipsed by Revolving Door of Reagan’s National Security Advisors
Ronald Reagan went through so many national security advisors as president that, on occasion, he forgot their names.
Why Exactly Was Chuck Hagel Forced Out as SecDef?
Was Chuck Hagel scapegoated by a White House inner circle that he failed to penetrate?
The Khorasan Group Creation Myth
Glenn Greenwald’s report that the Khorasan group was hyped to mobilize support for attacking the Islamic State sounds credible.
President Obama’s Twisted Nuclear-Weapons Legacy
President Obama is deluding himself if he thinks that fortifying the nuclear-weapons complex can pave the way to disarmament treaties.
If New York City Is the Victim of a Nuclear Attack, It Won’t Be by Nuclear Terrorists
President Obama used the tired refrain about a nuclear terrorist attack to deflect concerns about Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Pandora and the Drones
Drones are a growth industry with, aside from the U.S., states such as Israel, Britain, Sweden, Iran, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, and even Lebanon in possession of the more lethal varieties.
What if They Held a Wake and Nobody Came?
It often occurs to me that the fellow who wrote the book some years back about learning everything worthwhile at his mother’s knee had a very good point about foreign policy. We are trained and brainwashed to believe, of course, that foreign policy is too complicated...
The Merkel Phone Tap: Obama as “Unilateral” in His Own Way as Bush?
While some would argue that the United States and its allies routinely spy each other, it’s one thing to bug the Germany embassy in Washington, but another to tap into the phone of the leader of the country, as well as other officials. As we recently posted, spying by...