by Hossein Askari
Obama can talk to Iran all he wants. The mullahs might listen, but they won’t do anything for us. So we shouldn’t concede anything in return.
by Jacob Heilbrunn
The neocons are at it again, blasting Obama for his “weakness” on Russia and Iran. But seeing as they were completely wrong about Iraq, why should anyone listen to them?
by The National Interest
Why is President Obama taking the same side in Honduran debacle as Hugo Chávez and Raul Castro?
by The National Interest
U.S.-Israeli settlement talks were “positive”; Dennis Ross, George Mitchell and the president’s ear; William Burns and Obama set to deal on a new START.
by Doug Bandow
China says it wants to be a responsible stakeholder in the international community. It could prove it by ending North Korea’s nuclear program.
by Michael O’Hanlon
This week’s withdrawal of American troops from Iraq’s urban centers is not as game changing as it seems. The real test of Iraq’s stability will come as we drastically reduce our number of soldiers in the country over the coming year.
by The National Interest
When Obama visits Russia, he’ll see a country at odds with itself. Will Moscow become better friends with the West? Or will it ratchet up its bellicosity?
by Morton Abramowitz
Like it or not, China is rising. Negotiating with Beijing based on shared interests will work a lot better than scolding it for not being a responsible stakeholder in the international system.
by Geoffrey Kemp
Iran’s brutal crackdown on reformist protestors can’t stop the flow of information. International news services are feeding Iranians with a diet of unbiased information—and could contribute to the collapse of the regime.
by Anatol Lieven
Russian liberals, through their relentless criticism of Moscow’s domestic and foreign policies in the Western press, are actively offending ordinary Russians—and thus undermining any hope of the democratic reforms they want coming to pass.