What will it take for Washington to accept Iran as a “normal” state
detailsNational security adviser John Bolton traveled to Israel this month to reassure jittery officials in Jerusalem that the Trump administration
detailsThe demise of the Weekly Standard is proof that the once popular neoconservatism of the past few decades has died
detailsTrump wanted to have the Syrian president assassinated last year but his defense secretary ignored the request
detailsAmericas Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller.
detailsIt is unlikely that former US President George W. Bush or any member of his administration will ever stand trial for initiating a war of aggression in Iraq
detailsThe adventures of Tehran abroad have triggered anger at home
detailsNationalism, often expressed in religious terms, is a key organizing principle in the foreign policy of President Trump
detailsThe Kurds are one of Washington’s closest and most reliable allies in the Middle East
detailsBahrain is making overtures to Israel that hint at the wish to normalize relations. Not everyone in the tiny Gulf kingdom is happy
detailsThe Emiratis can intervene in the regions conflicts, install dictators, and arrange coups. They can apply maximum force. They will never, however, govern with consent
detailsSecretaries of State: Henry Kissinger to Rex Tillerson
detailsTainting Qatar as a regional pariah is unlikely to change its calculus
detailsUnlike the Obama years, Trump’s first four months in office have shown no trace of apology for the history of the United States
detailsThere’s plenty of blunders to choose from, but only one clear winner
detailsNo matter what one hears of the public’s pessimism, the percentage of respondents who tell pollsters that the United States is the world’s leading economic power has jumped eight points in the last year alone
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