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The recent UN resolution endorsing a “road map” for a peace process in Syria raises too many unanswered questions

An effective rhetorical tool to normalize military build-ups is to characterize spending increases “modernization

From high-brow intellectualism to tabloid spin, the neoconservative movement has evolved in ways that its early progenitors could hardly

The U.S. network news giants paid more attention to foreign affairs in 2011 than usual, but gaps in coverage

The George W. Bush administration recently concluded that the increase in rocket attacks on coalition targets by Shiite forces over

The U.S. “Israel Lobby” has pulled out all the stops in its efforts to defend Israel’s attack on

Dennis Ross, one of the Obama administration’s most pro-Israel Middle East advisers, is leaving his post to return

General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, is known first and foremost as an

Israeli civil rights groups and academics are harshly criticizing a campaign by right-wing politicians and activists to clamp down

The possibility of finding a solution to the “Palestinian question” hinges in part on how Israel and Egypt respond to

Beltway pundits and partisans are debating which U.S. president deserves more credit for helping pave the way for the

StandWithUs, a rightist-leaning “pro-Israel” U.S. advocacy group determined to prove that moderate groups like J Street are

Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri, who recently “redefected” to Iran after claiming to have been abducted by the United States, allegedly

In recent years, there has been a growing tendency for think tanks and military brass to jointly pursue policy objectives

Last Thursday afternoon, in a tightly packed press room of the U.S. Capitol building, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi stood at

Iraq war hawks have launched broadsides against the Obama administration for allowing the U.S. role in the conflict to

While the United States and Britain are talking about tougher sanctions on Iran, including sanctions on its gas and oil

A recent report by a hawkish U.S. think tank urges the administration to exert increasing pressure on Tehran to

(Inter Press Service) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation brings to an end an extraordinarily close relationship between Musharraf and

As Israel’s transportation minister, one might have expected that Shaul Mofaz would have given greater consideration to the

With the controversy over the Iran deal heating up, more than 100 former U.S. ambassadors have signed a letter

If the month of January is a sign of Bush administration troubles to come in 2006, it could be a

Forty-seven U.S. senators have signed on to cosponsor an AIPAC-backed Iran sanctions package that could tank U

Although Iran hawks have sought to portray the recent extension of talks over the country's nuclear enrichment program as

The popular memory of the Cuban missile crisis—one in which the United States simply forced the Soviets to back

Blame the CIA. That's a political agenda that has found bipartisan support in Congress. Both the right and the

Ties between Latin America and the Middle East have drawn renewed attention, in part spurred by the tepid reactions of

Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush

J Street, the relatively new "pro-Israel, pro-Peace" advocacy group, exceeded expectations for its inaugural conference here in Washington

One hundred years after the start of World War I, new calls are emerging to resuscitate the peace movement that

Israeli officials warned the George W. Bush administration that an invasion of Iraq would be destabilizing to the region and

A workable nuclear deal with Iran must address lingering questions about uranium enrichment, the production of plutonium, verification, past research

A new book by Tom Engelhardt argues that the United States’ domestic woes are not isolated challenges but part of

A foreign policy idea tabled by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has received support from a wide variety of camps

When the 110th Congress was sworn in on January 4, a new cast took charge, making very complicated dynamics the

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been touring the Middle East with a clear message: To make peace in the

A new book by Gareth Porter argues that evidence of the Iranian 'nuclear threat' is largely the result of bureaucratic

Though the recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt were unprecedented in the history of the modern Arab world, they are

The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) may have effectively closed up shop two years ago, and its key

Despite treating the U.N. with contempt, the Trump administration is now seeking U.N. help in confronting Iran in

Just as the White House claims that it has finally turned the corner in what it defines as the "

A think tank close to the Obama administration is urging Washington to ramp up U.S. aid and involvement in

Nikolas Gvosdev, editor of the National Interest, a foreign policy magazine affiliated with the Nixon Center in Washington, DC, has

A recent upturn in civil and interstate conflicts is a return to form for international politics, not a deviation—and

This year’s race to the White House has been billed as a thing of historic proportions, and in

President Trump and his advisers ought to ask themselves whether it is in the U.S. interest to run the

President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, not because it was failing but because it was working. It

Speculation about Tea Partiers cooperating with progressives on foreign policy is interesting but ultimately unconvincing

In 1996, a group of American neoconservatives participated in a study group organized by the Israel-based Institute for Advanced

It was just nine months ago that Newsweek spoke for the conventional wisdom at that moment when it pronounced "

The Donald Trump administration’s handling of nuclear negotiations with Saudi Arabia promises to lay bare some realities about security

Since Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s call for an independent Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, the

The costs of America’s "war on terror," still spreading in the Trump era, are incalculable. Just look at photos

For several weeks, Washington has been abuzz with rumors that President George W. Bush is preparing to attack nuclear and

The rockets being fired into Israel from Gaza have stopped for now. So have the Israeli raids into the coastal

Since the Obama administration announced several months ago that it would appoint an ambassador to Syria, efforts to strengthen diplomatic

As the Fatah-Hamas rift slowly closes amid backlash from Israel’s recent strikes on Gaza, the stirrings of a

Will President Donald Trump name Elliott Abrams deputy secretary of state? Although a knowledgeable and capable operator, Abrams is better

During the 35-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was accompanied on her shuttle diplomacy

As the GOP establishment scrambles for the lifeboats in the wake of Donald Trump’s disastrous campaign, Trump’s biggest

The Trump administration is apparently trying to raise a “coalition of the willing” – as did the administration of President George

Prospects for new unilateral U.S. sanctions against Iran have appeared to dim after the release of a letter, signed

While the Obama administration says it wants its new commander in Afghanistan to carry out politically sensitive counterinsurgency tactics, Lt

A growing number of experts believe that regardless of its eventual outcome, the recent Afghan election will do little to

A new report argues that because of disarray in Washington and decentralization in the Taliban, efforts to broker an agreement

If private security contractors are phased out in Afghanistan, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai has demanded, it could have a

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, confronts the spectre of a collapse of U.S. political

(Inter Press Service) Increasingly frustrated by the "downward spiral" that the U.S. intelligence community sees in Afghanistan

While most national and international observers focus their attention on plans by the Bush administration to increase the number of

The full-page ads appearing in newspapers across the country are wrenching: children in the last stages of starvation, terrified

After more than 12 years of operation, LobeLog.com is shutting down and shifting operations to ResponsibleStatecraft.org, an internet

President Obama’s announcement of a change of course on Cuba has spurred derision from hardliners in Congress

U.S. officials expecting to use Osama bin Laden’s death as impetus for peace talks in Afghanistan are oblivious

The departure of Chuck Hagel comes at a time when the “war party” is ascendant in Washington

Given the chaotic policymaking process in the White House, Iran policy will likely be implemented in an ad hoc fashion

Despite a massive effort by “pro-Israel” neoconservatives to derail his nomination, the Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel

Even as negotiations are slated to resume between Iran and the West, hawks in the U.S. Congress are ramping

He called for more "research" into the unequivocal facts of the Holocaust, said Iranian women were among the

Last week’s annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee provided a stark reminder that although the lobby

AIPAC has done more than just tolerate the U.S. tilt toward extreme and often xenophobic views. Newly released tax

Thwarted in its attempt to push new Iran sanctions through Congress, AIPAC is now banking on getting bipartisan support for

While its base remains active and invested, AIPAC is increasingly confronting a political landscape in which its membership seems more

AIPAC spent at least $14.5 million on TV ads from mid-July to mid-September in its failed attempt

United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI), the secretive neoconservative group, is apparently intent on distancing itself from the comments of

Instead of elevating AIPAC’s stature, Benjamin Netanyahu has completely upstaged it

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has stated that critics of a nuclear deal do not want a war

AIPAC found itself in a tough spot over the Iran deal not only because of donor pressure, but also because

Promoting sanctions that could undermine the Iran nuclear deal, pushing security assistance for Israel, combatting BDS, and more

As AIPAC and other U.S. “pro-Israel” groups have drifted to the hawkish right, they’ve lost support from

While the Obama administration has celebrated the killing of Al-Qaeda militant and U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, the

Iran’s alleged effort to have a used-car salesman from Texas contract Mexican narcos for an assassination attempt casts

Recent Israeli allegations that Syria is providing Hezbollah with Scud missiles is jeopardizing U.S. efforts to woo Damascus away

Obama appears to be dashing hopes both in the Arab world and in Latin America that he can bring major

If the Obama administration wants to avoid the Bush administration's mistakes in Iraq, it must find a way to

With its expanded drone program, the Obama administration has encouraged the view of a America as serial killer who keeps

This month, the Pentagon launched the U.S. Africa Command (Africom), spurring debate and showcasing two contrasting worldviews within

Ideology and faith are stirring new calls to arms among influential political factions in the United States. At a time

U.S. military strategy towards the Middle East often ignores the underlying issues that nurture militant movements and make them

Falsely demonizing all Muslims, their beliefs, and their institutions is exactly the wrong way to make Americans safer, because the

Although Israel and its U.S. backers are pushing for action to stop Iran’s nuclear enrichment, the Obama administration

Against a backdrop of international conflict and turmoil in the Middle East, UN officials are pleading for new investments in

A conference to establish a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East has been derailed, with the United States arguing

Each of the three major presidential candidates left standing would make major changes to the national security and foreign policies

With Netanyahu’s dramatic election victory, the United States and Europe will have to exert enormous pressure on Israel to

(Inter Press Service) Whatever hopes the George W. Bush administration may have had for using its post-9/11 &ldquo

On August 23, the Republican-chaired House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a report suggesting that Iran might acquire

As Iran marks the 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, new generations of leaders are discovering the value of diplomacy

A shocking thing happens midway through Norman Solomon's documentary film War Made Easy. . While analyzing the George W. Bush

Three top foreign policy analysts have criticized efforts by Congress to levy new sanctions on Iran

(Inter Press Service) A cross-border raid into Syria by U.S. forces in Iraq, and the subsequent stonewalling by

It was initially billed as a "peace conference" to decisively address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But as President

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent claim that Hezbollah launched a missile attack on Israel—even when Israeli intelligence

Jeb Bush, presumptive 2016 Republican presidential candidate, says that his “support for Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu is unwavering,” thereby

Will a President Trump put U.S. business first and expand the U.S. manufacturing workforce as part of his

Groups lobbying against the Iran nuclear deal have a massive financial advantage over pro-deal organizations

Daniel Pipes, the founder of the Middle East Forum and an anti-Islamist activist, is working to organize a new

Perhaps at the expense of his more eccentric domestic political views, Ron Paul’s anti-interventionist foreign policy has attracted

A new poll commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) suggests that anti-Jewish views are three times more prevalent

One writer's effort to keep track of Donald Trump’s contributions to the coming of the apocalypse

Militarist advocacy organizations often employ exiles from Muslim countries to bolster their promotion of hardline U.S. policies. Individuals such

The U.S. should support regional governments’ efforts to limit Iran’s power projection as well as Iranian political elements

Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies, seemingly encouraged by Washington acquiescence, push back against Arab Spring movements as part of

The flame lit by Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation last December 17 has also engulfed some myths about the region

Iran's deputy foreign minister has indicated that Iran would be willing to allow additional inspections of its nuclear sites

Despite strident opposition in some quarters to efforts to reach an accord between Washington and Tehran, circumstances are gradually changing

With key al-Qaeda figures dead and Iran under harsh sanctions, Obama seems unlikely to rock the boat on foreign

The fact that major media outlets have invited virtually no Iraqis to comment on the 10th anniversary of the U

Foreign policy hawks speaking at a recent American Enterprise Institute conference revealed a softening in their rhetoric toward Iran and

A recent endorsement for a possible nuclear deal with Iran by an influential former official will provide much needed political

Events in Egypt have spurred the U.S. to step up its rhetoric on Iran, calling the Iranian government "hypocritical

After 16 years of US war in Afghanistan, the latest report from the Department of Defense indicates there is no

With ongoing peace talks between Israel and Syria, a new political settlement in Lebanon, and the specter of confrontation with

A familiar clutch of Iraq war hawks appear to be preparing the ground for a major new campaign to rally

An Israeli assault on Gaza has fortified the previously dwindling Palestinian support for Hamas … again

Despite near-universal skepticism about the prospects for launching a serious, new Middle East peace process at this week's

Beneath the hawkish bluster on Capitol Hill, many observers and seasoned security officials see peaceful negotiations—followed by containment, if

Two eminent foreign policy analysts, historian Andrew Bacevich of Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and political scientist

Senior military officials are conceding privately that their much-touted counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan is not working out as planned

Decent developments in the Trump administration indicate that the neoconservatives, at one point on the margins of Washington's new

Steve Bannon's removal from the NSC's Principals Committee doesn’t mean that he’s gone from the White

President Obama does not lack a “will to fight,” as many of his critics claim, especially given the many military

A bill that would ban permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives last Wednesday

(The first in a series of investigative reports on influence of a web of right-wing organizations and individuals--chiefly

The recent release of five Iranians held by the U.S. military in Iraq highlights growing differences between Washington and

A recent letter to members of Congress from 37 organizations urges support for the White House’s efforts to reach

The much-publicized hearings over the Benghazi fiasco have neglected to examine the proper balance of security and flexibility for

US diplomacy regarding the Middle East, whether with Israel or other allies, should make clear that America’s regional partnerships

Just days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with President Obama in the Oval Office, Israel approved new

The eleven most prominent arguments echoed by Netanyahu against the Iranian nuclear negotiations have been thoroughly debunked

We meet Donald Trump in the media every hour of every day, which blots out much of the rest of

In Davos, Trump shed his isolationist image and was warmly embraced by the community of wealthy internationalists

A new film from a little-known U.S. organization with foreign right-wing ties claims that radical jihadists are

Some observers in Washington are raising concerns that the Afghan War may be unwinnable and that the money being spent

In one swoop, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden could revolutionize the perception of Barack Obama’s foreign policy

Osama bin Laden’s death has been hailed as a victory in the “war on terror,” but it is likely

A new report makes a series of recommendations to the new administration for finding common ground with Russia, after the

Businessmen with ties to the GOP and right-wing ideologies and pedigrees are not uncommon. What makes Erik Prince special

Outgoing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who announced his resignation in mid-May (which will go into effect June 30

(Inter Press Service) U.S. counterterrorism policies and support for the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia have

Short-term thinking, expedience, and a lack of strategic caution has led Washington to train, fund, and support group after

Four years after the emergence of the first signs of a serious insurgency in Iraq, President George W. Bush finds

House Speaker John Boehner has announced that he has invited Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of

With all eyes focused these days on Donald Trump and his myriad crimes, John Bolton’s speeches are a reminder

National Security Advisor John Bolton is bringing reinforcements into the White House to bolster his push for war with Iran

At the end of June, a few members of Congress made a discreet move to limit U.S. exports of

America’s Cold-War era Middle East policy of relying on a cast of autocratic states plus Israel must change

President Obama’s decision to come out against the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN General Assembly this week

The George W. Bush administration's shift from the military option of a massive strategic attack against Iran to a

As the silent response to certain locales of the Arab Spring shows, states and businesses have a history of divorcing

Observers are cautiously optimistic that last week's talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N

(Inter Press Service) A series of meetings between U.S. and Syrian diplomats—including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

The 1965 bullying incident at Michigan's elite Cranbrook School that came to light this week has kicked off a

Few historians would apparently disagree with Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal’s comment that the Bush administration has left

(Inter Press Service) Hezbollah’s recent rout of U.S.-backed forces in Lebanon has cast a shadow over

Bush administration efforts to undermine Hamas appear to have paved the way for the recent Israeli assault on Gaza

As he was drowning politically and personally in scandals that would lead eventually to a humiliating resignation from office

Bush-era CIA Directors George Tenet, Porter Goss, Michael Hayden, and several of their underlings have announced plans to release

(Inter Press Service) Instead of moving toward accommodating the demand of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a timetable

The sudden opening on July 12 by Lebanon's Hezbollah militia of a second front in Israel's ongoing campaign

The Likud Party star, Natan Sharansky, warns that if the United States continues to support the Mubarak regime it could

The most intriguing aspect of U.S. President George W. Bush's nomination of Karen Hughes to take charge of

Last week, the commander of the U.S. occupying forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, and the overseer of what

Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran would play into the hands of Iranian hardliners and discourage cooperation from Tehran, as

The conventional wisdom de jour in Washington, DC, can be summed up in a catchphrase popularized by Bill Clinton's

A careful reading of the Wikileaks diplomatic cables reveals that, contrary to the mainstream media’s portrayal of the documents

Just as they did in their effort to push for war in Iraq, hawks are assiduously laying the groundwork for

The Bipartisan Policy Center, which claims to support “reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue,” has firmly aligned itself with neoconservatives on

Hawks in Israel, Western Europe, and the U.S. Congress have Iran in their crosshairs since the International Atomic Energy

Among the lingering effects of this awful election campaign season will be widespread misunderstanding of serious issues of foreign policy

The real fear that Israel and most Gulf states have about the Iran nuclear deal is that it may lead

As a new round of U.N.-sponsored Israeli-Arab peace negotiations fast approaches, it remains unclear how much and

Just as dissatisfaction with American policy has led many in the Middle East to turn toward Moscow, dissatisfaction with Russian

The Democratic Party-aligned Center for American Progress has controversially hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his stay in

With AIPAC failing to win a veto-proof majority of Senators to oppose the Iran deal, the lobby has shifted

As President Barack Obama takes a wait-and-see approach to the violent aftermath of Iran’s contested election, U

A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Republican former Secretaries of States Henry Kissinger and George Shultz makes numerous

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Independent Democrat from Connecticut who is closely affiliated with neoconservative-led advocacy efforts to push an

Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi con man who played a decisive role in manipulating the United States into the Iraq War

The abrupt replacement of Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld by former Central Intelligence Agency Director Robert Gates, combined with the Democratic

The attack on Charlie Hebdo has renewed concerns that blowback from the fighting in Syria and Iraq is reaching Europe

Cheney has from the beginning served as the most aggressive hawk among the top administration leadership. His public pronouncements on

A career diplomat and foreign policy operative, Eric S. Edelman is slated to replace the controversial Douglas

China is rapidly expanding its influence in the Middle East. Side-lined during the Cold War, Beijing now has both

The West has dominated the post-war narrative with its doctrine of liberal values, arguing that not only were they

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie has sought to latch onto anti-Muslim sentiment in an apparent effort to win the

As the West ramps up its engagement with Syrian opposition figures, the behavior of armed opposition groups inside the country

Similar to her 2008 attacks against Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton is now criticizing Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) for his

Regardless of Hillary Clinton's national security predilections, a future Clinton administration will rapidly discover that U.S. foreign policy

CNN's firing last week of its Mideast editor because of a Twitter post in which she expressed sadness over

Overview The Coalition for Democracy in Iran (CDI) is one of numerous pressure groups created by neoconservatives that focus on

America's foreign policy hawks are no longer counting on Iran to collapse, but North Korea and Cuba remain the

Commentary Magazine’s Contentions blog recently published an entry from Michael Rubin, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, in

Many prominent opponents of the Iran nuclear deal were board members of the infamous Committee for the Liberation of Iraq

Competing rallies in New York City on the anniversary of 9/11 revealed a deep divide in how Americans interpret

Senate Democrats plan to closely question Michael Mukasey, the nominee for the next U.S. attorney general, about his views

The drumbeat of a possible march to war with Iran reached a new intensity in recent weeks. Although the campaign

On December 18, as Congress was about to head out of town, the Senate took three last votes on the

While Congress regularly denounces Iran for its human rights situation and its imprisonment of several American citizens, it ignores the

The Obama administration’s efforts to get UN approval for new international sanctions against Iran could be hampered by the

Various bills and resolutions circulating in Congress promote hardline “pro-Israel” positions on Iran and the Palestinians

Hawkish members of Congress want to suspend U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority as punishment for bringing their grievances

On March 23, after a long, passionate debate, the House of Representatives voted 218-212 to mandate the withdrawal of

Soon after a Saudi-led coalition strike on a bus killed 40 children on August 9, a CENTCOM spokesperson stated

(LobeLog.com) This week, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) holds its annual conference, and true to form, the

Elliott Abrams, convicted for lying before Congress during the Reagan years, has willfully misinterpreted President Obama’s recent comments on

Hawkish Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are back with a new version of their bill

For more than five years, the Bush administration's aggressive and unilateral national security policies have been triumphant in the

Little attention has been paid to the roll of Trump's national security adviser in a small drone company that

Citing policy differences over Syria and a possible U.S. détente with Iran, Saudi Arabia has become increasingly willing

Newly proposed legislation would expand existing Pentagon security and military aid programs in Iraq and Afghanistan to "coalition

In the absence of a political settlement in Kiev, Crimea could remain under Russian control indefinitely

Although Palestinians have sought to pressure Israel by applying for membership in a host of international organizations, they have so

By the end of the 35-day Israel-Hezbollah conflict in southern Lebanon, the atmosphere in Washington had become stifling

While the notion that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic is decades old, it has been bolstered in recent years

Controversial hearings on extremist Islam in the United States, spearheaded by Homeland Security chair Rep. Peter King, are raising red

The authors of an open letter published by the hawkish Washington Institute for Near East Policy most likely knew that

The détente between the United States and Cuba saves the Organization of American States from corrosion caused by the

It’s hard to believe, but the Bush administration’s foreign policy and the invasions of Afghanistan and

When the George W. Bush administration asked Damascus to attend last month's Annapolis conference, Imad Moustapha, the Syrian

A television adaptation of Nebula Award-winning author John Kessel's short story "A Clean Escape," which aired

The head of the Institute for Science and International Security—aka “the Good ISIS”—recently demonstrated again his penchant for

The United States will once again block a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli expansion into the Occupied Territories, despite

With the war in Afghanistan showing no great signs of progress, the debate on Capitol Hill is shifting ever so

Is diplomacy really dead in Syria, or has it even been given a chance

As debate continues around the Trump administration’s arms sales and defense spending, am new book suggests several ways to

Ten years after right-wing and liberal hawks came together to push the U.S. into invading Iraq, key members

Though recent global unrest has spurred an uptick in public support for military interventions, favorable U.S. attitudes toward the

Defense contractors will not feel the pinch in the recently announced military spending reductions

UN delegates from the United States and Israel were noticeably quiet as the rest of the General Assembly rapturously applauded

If the United States succeeds in getting Palestinian President Abbas to agree to direct peace talks, will Israeli Prime Minister

Spurred by anti-internationalist sentiment among conservative Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration, the US is headed for a

When they took control of both houses of Congress in November 2006, Democrats were determined to shake things up and

While Congress has focused on the war in Iraq during the first four months of 2007, it has now begun

In his new book, “pro-Israel” ideologue and former Obama administration official Dennis Ross suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

(Lobelog)  Retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz told LobeLog he

Although the Obama administration has couched its decision to arm Syria's rebels as a response to the Assad regime

Some analysts think that new U.S. plans to improve its nuclear weapons complex are likely to hinder international efforts

Even as Syria’s rebels advance on Damascus and reorganize their political leadership, the political calculus of the concerned parties

Syria's simmering sectarian tensions and increasingly extreme rebel movement make even a large-scale U.S. intervention unlikely to

While President Obama spins the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq as a sign of success of his policies in

Despite recent face-to-face talks, it seems clear that President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu view

A letter from seven exiled Iranian parliamentarians urges a nuclear deal between Iran and the West based on Iran’s

In a recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute, former Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States should be

The word "peace" has such a negative reputation inside the Beltway that the U.S. Institute of Peace, which saw

From all outward appearances, AIPAC’s fundraising arm effectively pocketed the boost in fundraising revenue it enjoyed during the heated

A decade after its devastating attacks on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, Al Qaeda appears to have

The recently defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor enjoyed plenty of support from the Israel lobby, but an increasing tendency

Despite the addition of 30,000 U.S. troops to enhance security in Iraq, the freedom of average Iraqis to

Turkey and Israel are close to resolving their dispute over last year's flotilla fiasco, but the partnership that existed

President Trump seems determined to go forward with a very hostile program toward Iran, and, although a baseless US pullout

Amid growing speculation about prospects for U.S. military action against Iran, neoconservatives and other hawks won a

Two years into the Obama administration, Latin Americans have seen little change in inter-hemispheric relations with the U.S

Trump’s reorganization of the foreign policy bureaucracy is an ideologically driven agenda for undermining the power and effectiveness of

L. Bruce Laingen was working as a senior U.S. Foreign Service officer in Tehran in 1979 when student protestors

Divergent political camps have found common ground in support of "energy security" and "energy independence." As high gas prices and

Neoconservatives are pushing impossible standards for a settlement of the negotiations over Iran's nuclear enrichment program, suggesting that they

A new report has revealed several of the hawkish billionaire funders behind the secretive United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) group

The fact that only a handful of prominent Republicans have spoken out in support of the Iran deal is possibly

Hardliners at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies are working overtime to convince the Trump administration to "fix" the nuclear

The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) recently retired top expert on radical Islamists has strongly denounced the conduct of U

The war of words and nuclear threats between the United States and North Korea make a peaceful resolution to the

Trump: “Well, I’ll be honest with you, I probably do because look at the job they’ve done. OK

It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that "world’s policeman" is not

The Trump administration's massive sales of tanks, helicopters, and fighter aircraft are indeed a grim wonder of the modern

The new White House chief of staff, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, is anything but non-partisan or apolitical

(Inter Press Service) If politics makes strange bedfellows, then the relationship between Iran, the United States, and the Supreme Islamic

Doubts about Israel’s value to the United States have recently been expressed by a diverse group of people, including

Feith served as the number three civilian in the George W. Bush administration's Defense Department, under Donald Rumsfeld and

A UN working group is leading efforts to draft a new global treaty aimed at reining in human rights abuses

The reaction by the Obama administration to North Korea’s nuclear test will send a message about how the new

As the dispute over Iran's seizure of British sailors continues to twist and turn, what may have been an

Dutch MP Geert Wilders tours the United States, soliciting conservatives for financial and ideological support

Leon Panetta's surprise announcement that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013

Israel’s centrist parties gained ground in the country’s recent elections, but it’s unlikely to result in any

Despite renewed tensions in U.S.-Egyptian relations—marked by what Washington regarded as tacit Muslim Brotherhood support for boisterous

Egypt and Israel may be at a crossroads in their relations, but each is violating the terms of its U

Military coup and the violent repression of demonstrations notwithstanding, the Egyptian army continues to receive arms and assistance from the

As President Obama navigates the treacherous currents of Iran’s post-election political crisis, he faces a heated attack from

It has an all too familiar ring to it. A crisis area—in this case, the Middle East&mdash

Elliott Abrams’ recent “concern” over Jewish settlements outside the major settlement blocs in the West Bank is a red herring

Over the course of the Iraq War, the Pentagon has used hand-picked retired military officers as “message force

The effort by some Israeli officials to threaten a unilateral strike against Iran if the United States doesn’t act

Is the U.S. heading into another Mideast war? While President Trump most likely would like to stop short of

Congress can do little to limit the Obama administration’s decision to scale up U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan

A number of conservatives and security hawks have used the death of Osama bin Laden as a prop in their

Donald Trump should never be excused of responsibility for tearing down the respect for truth, but a foundation for his

Revelations that data-consulting firm Cambridge Analytica used ill-gotten personal information from Facebook for the Trump campaign masks the

Erik Prince is back. He’s not only pitching colonial capitalism in DC. He’s huckstering ex-SF-led armies

(Inter Press Service) The Russia-Georgia peace deal indicates that the European Union (EU) is acting as an independent power

François Nicoullaud, the former French ambassador to Iran, discusses the ups and downs of Iran-France relations and the

A group of former European leaders is urging the EU to sidestep the stalled U.S.-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace

Europe loathes having to choose between Tehran and Washington, and thus it will spare no efforts to avoid the choice

Forget the false frame of the West versus Islam, the real battle is over the soul for Europe, with the

Some European supporters of the exiled Iranian opposition group MEK have played down the role of ISIS in Iraq, painting

The claims made by prominent neoconservatives about Iran’s detainment of 10 American sailors in its territorial waters have all

Former IAEA Director General Hans Blix has recently called for greater skepticism about the intelligence documents and reports alleging Iranian

An annual report on the top news items in the media shows that, except for the ongoing civil war in

In a recent speech Hillary Clinton made American exceptionalism a major theme. She chose that theme in part because it

Rejecting the notion that the United States was planning to attack Iran and Syria, White House Spokesman Tony Snow called

Barack Obama’s planned address this week on Middle Eastern policy will be a harbinger of the administration’s future

News that Iran’s Bushehr’s nuclear reactor is about to go “live” appears to be fueling speculation in the

Experts have fact-checked Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer’s talking points on Iran, which are likely to be reiterated by

The failed Times Square bombing attempt has highlighted the challenges in pressuring Pakistan on anti-terror efforts

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's months-long diplomatic effort to get five other powers to agree to a tough

During the nuclear non-proliferation treaty review conference at the United Nations, a coalition of faith-based organizations, activists, and

The capture of Fallujah by al-Qaeda-linked fighters has led some Washington policymakers to call for renewed U.S

Led by the Foreign Policy Initiative, a coterie of Iraq war hawks has sent a letter to President Obama urging

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Clifford May conveniently criticizes China for creating “facts on the ground” in the South

The Irish Senate passed a bill last week that would criminalize doing any business, in goods or services, with Israeli

(Inter Press Service) Three weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld established an official

The George W. Bush administration is badly losing the so-called "war of ideas" in the Middle East

Many analysts are skeptical that Iran ‘s Supreme Leader is prepared to deal with the West at February’s P5

(The following is the final statement of the BRussells Tribunal, an international commission of inquiry held in Brussels on April

Rich Higgins, the recently fired director for strategic planning at the National Security Council, once said in an interview on

The NSA's close association with neocon Michael Ledeen should raise all kinds of alarm bells, especially for those who

Donald Trump and the GOP are deeply indebted to anti-Iran deal billionaires who aren’t afraid to advocate for

Billionaire investor Paul Singer, who has taken Argentina to court over its debt default, has been a significant financial contributor

The Washington Post has attempted to paint Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as anti-Semitic for connecting billionaire Paul

The Obama administration has announced that the strict standards it set-out last year to prevent civilian deaths in U

If one is looking for new thinking about improving U.S.-Iran relations, they are not going to find it

With Washington facing new challenges in its relations with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the United States is less equipped to

Although Congress spared foreign aid the massive cuts favored by the GOP-led House, aid spending continues to pale beside

It was Jim Hoagland, the Washington’s Post’s liberal hawk par excellence, who first pondered the possible

The very idea of any U.S. president putting his personal financial interests ahead of the U.S. national interest

Days after Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel, two of Washington's prominent hawks launched a new campaign aimed at

Rather than allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dominate the media stories about the Iran nuclear negotiations, more airtime

Last Thursday, the heads of the U.S. State and Treasury Departments jointly announced new sanctions aimed at the further

According to a former AIPAC official, the lobby is heavily investing in sinking the Iran nuclear deal for a variety

Prominent former officials and diplomats, including from the George W. Bush administration, as well as nuclear experts, have all come

Arguing that U.S. credibility in the Mideast is on the line, some four dozen former top U.S. officials

On the eve of renewed P5+1 negotiations in Kazakhstan, at least two former hostages of the U.S. embassy

A former Israeli opposition leader has derided Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress in a revealing op-ed

An examination of media coverage of Iran's nuclear enrichment program reveals a tendency by mainstream outlets to frame the

The Israeli government's decision to release over 100 long-serving Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are considered terrorists, has

A vitriolic battle waged by Republican lawmakers and Israel-centric hardliners spurred Charles “Chas” Freeman to withdraw from

It would have been hard for Trump to find someone with more extreme positions than David Friedman for U.S

The main opponents to a nuclear deal with Iran are those with don’t want to see Iran integrated into

President Obama issued well wishes to Iran on that country’s New Years celebration last Friday, striking a dramatically

Just two weeks ago conventional wisdom both here and in European capitals was that President George W. Bush's second

Not mentioned in most news reports about Netanyahu’s speech was that key guests at the address included Republican mega

In separate speeches delivered an ocean apart, the two standard bearers of the Republican Party last Thursday offered rosy visions

With Sen. Bob Casey, a close ally of AIPAC, coming out in favor of the Iran nuclear agreement, it is

Growing Arab demands for an end to autocratic rule and U.S. regional hegemony have led to calls for a

A recent memoir by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates accuses President Obama of being insufficiently committed to his own troop

In his memoir, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recalls sternly warning President George W. Bush against heeding Dick Cheney

Neoconservatives and hawks have hammered Barack Obama over his support for a less militarized U.S. foreign policy, but his

Democrats and Republicans in Washington have been swift in their efforts to discredit human rights groups who have criticized the

The Trump administration appears to have been surprised by this breach among its friends in the critical Gulf strategic area

President Obama’s decision to stick to his campaign pledge regarding troop withdrawal from Iraq is facing strong opposition

The George W. Bush administration has gone on the offensive against a non-binding House resolution recognizing as "genocide

A U.S.-Taliban agreement that paves the way for an Afghan peace process is the path more likely than

Although Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives who was forced to relinquish his post over

Nearly two years before the 2008 presidential election, Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, is

Some observers are optimistic that the P5+1 talks in Istanbul on Iran’s nuclear program could help ease tensions

Understanding politics in America and U.S. foreign policy means knowing

The aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks proved a watershed moment for entrepreneurs intent on profiting from militarist U

The new imbroglio over the INF treaty does not mean a revival of the old Cold War practice of nuclear

As the civilian death toll from Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen grows and the backlash against Saudi Crown Prince

The new face of the GOP war hawks, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)—who masterminded the controversial letter to Iran

President Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union and recipient of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, has appealed to

As the international community attempts to redirect spending from nuclear-weapons programs to development, at least nine UN member states

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) super PAC consists of a donor base of hawkish “Jewish conservatives,” who Graham appears

Neoconservatives, despite their appreciable influence on President George W. Bush’s administration, have never numbered very many people. By forming

A long-awaited study by the U.S. intelligence community released last Friday concludes that there is little, if any

President Obama has again drawn the ire of human rights groups by signing a defense appropriation that restricts his ability

A new survey reveals the American public is looking increasingly toward reducing Washington's role in world affairs, especially in

The official story of Osama bin Laden’s death is only a legend, but those involved have been none too

The assault on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar, Libya’s renegade general and leader of the self-anointed Libyan National Army

Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel's recent proposal to cut the size of the regular Army while increasing funding for

A fresh wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza has opened up with the assassination of Ahmad Jabari, the Hamas military

Amid collapsing support at home for military intervention and widening diplomatic inroads with U.S. rivals, Washington’s “pro-Israel

Stephen Hadley is a fire-tested Vulcan--a hardliner close to Vice President Dick Cheney and to the neoconservative camp

President Obama's decision to shelve his long-held demand for a freeze on Israeli settlements, announced during trilateral talks

Many Israelis believe President Obama has been neglecting Israel. Will this perception harm his ability to broker a final Israeli

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump appeared to recognize the obvious problem of the revolving door. But as the appointment

The supreme irony of President George W. Bush's campaign to blame Iran for the sectarian civil war in Iraq

As Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Most of the U.S. media and foreign policy commentariat opted to overlook the 10th anniversary of the U.S

Regardless of the political consequences, critics of the Obama administration advocate pressuring the Iraqi government to accept more U.S

As President Obama pushes Israel toward a two-state solution, right-wing hawks are pressing the U.S. administration to

The Pentagon and the arms industry are hoping for substantial increases in military spending despite a worsening financial crisis and

North Korea has propelled itself to the top of an already over-crowded U.S. overseas agenda with news that

Two major studies by the U.S. intelligence community—distributed to senior officials in every relevant agency two months

While the neoconservative Foundation for Defense of Democracies has lambasted Turkey for treating al-Qaeda affiliated fighters in its hospitals

High-ranking officials have begun to defect from the Syrian regime in record numbers, although the opposition remains fragmented and

When it comes to war and peace, it might not matter too much if a Republican or Hillary Clinton wins

Is Hillary Clinton's hawkishness on foreign policy due to core principles or political calculation

In her most comprehensive—if characteristically cautious—foreign policy pronouncement to date, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton

A historic UN Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements was adopted with 14 votes in favour and

Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke told an audience at the Center for American Progress that when it comes to U.S

Neoconservatives’ support for the recent military coup against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is a reminder of their history as apologists

Hardliners have begun to lose sway in the U.S. "pro-Israel" community, but the gulf between the Israeli and

A slate of measures recently voted on in Congress reflect growing war weariness among elected officials and the U.S

Israel Hayom, the most widely-read newspaper in Israel which is financed by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, has consistently supported

Key members of Trump's cabinet should recognize the realism behind encouraging a Saudi- and Iranian-backed regional security agreement

The war in Afghanistan has been touted as a vital to countries across the globe, but NATO seems to have

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to convince Congress last week that a nuclear deal with Iran would be

Trump’s support for a Muslim ban are connected to his embrace of an unscientific poll undertaken by one of

Whatever influence the United States seeks from sanctions depends on demonstrating that those targeted will get relief if they take

The emerging U.S.-Iran modus vivendi over Syria could be the beginning of the end for three decades of

Recent revelations about United Against Nuclear Iran’s access to sensitive materials have spurred allegations that it’s actually a

The Iranian nuclear deal could lead to a broader rapprochement between the United States and Iran, resulting in a more

Lower courts are slowly but steadily eroding the legal basis for some of the most reactionary war on terror policies

It would be a welcome change in twenty-first-century America if the reckless decision to throw yet more unbelievable

The rules of the game have changed: Americans have overwhelming military power in the Middle East, but using it might

So-called policy intellectuals have for decades shaped the national security strategy of the United States, it is past time

GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee’s recent remarks comparing the Iran nuclear deal to the Holocaust have been widely denounced

A compelling op-ed published by a Guantanamo detainee on hunger strike has helped spur renewed scrutiny of the Obama

Blurb A recently removed high-level IAEA official was notorious for using suspect intelligence to promote the view that Iran

People are attaining positions of power under Trump not because of perspicacity and temperament but because they were not sufficiently

As the political window for a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine closes, polls show surprising U.S. support for

Neoconservative hawks inside and outside the administration of President George W. Bush had hoped that Israel would attack Syria during

Congress and the public acquiesce in another military intervention or a sharp escalation of one of the U.S. wars

In the United States, it’s possible to debate any and every policy, domestic and foreign, except for unquestioning support

The Iran nuclear deal was not a “triumph” for the sanctions policy against Iran, but rather was due to pragmatic

Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak appear more isolated than ever within Israel in their support for a unilateral Israeli strike

While opposition to the U.S. Export-Import bank, which financially incentivizes the purchase of U.S. exports, previously came

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has endured recent speculation about how long his tenure in office will last

Congressional midterm elections are just months away and another presidential election already looms. Who will be the political leader with

The international chorus against Bashar al-Assad has steadily grown as Syria’s Ramadan crackdown on anti-government protesters escalates

A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations highlights declining global cooperation across a range of issues—especially climate

Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University, discusses his new book, Washington Rules: America’s Path

In late July, U.S. presidential hopefuls discussed Iran's uranium enrichment program at a news conference sponsored by the

A security collaboration between Riyadh and Tehran is necessary for the long-term security of the Gulf. If President Trump

While President Obama’s reputation in the Arab world is in free fall, Iran’s appears to be improving

(Inter Press Service) Iran could emerge as a big winner, at least in the short term, from the rapidly escalating

Sheldon Adelson, the Republican Party’s largest donor and a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has had

Although Republican opponents of the Iran nuclear deal frequently suggest unilaterally reneging on the agreement, they have never been faced

Washington's foreign policy elites have generally welcomed the interim agreement on Iran's nuclear enrichment program, leaving little space

The Israel lobby's failure to move new Iran sanctions through Congress before the Christmas recess marks a major setback

In its agreement with the P5+1, Iran has agreed to inspections of its nuclear enrichment facilities that are considerably

At a time when the Republican Party is divided on immigration reform and when the Democrats and the Republicans are

Prominent neoconservatives like Bill Kristol are upset over the watered-down Corker-Menendez bill on the Iranian nuclear negotiations, which

Although recent progress in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 powers has blunted the momentum of Washington's

As the United States and Iran move towards renewed talks over Tehran's nuclear enrichment program, anti-Iran hardliners in

As the Senate prepares to consider new Iran sanctions in coming weeks, hawks are pressuring the administration to pursue "regime

(Inter Press Service) The controversial Christian Zionist pastor John Hagee and thousands of supporters filled a convention center in downtown

Support for reform in Iran and progress in nuclear negotiations depends on a political balance in the country that tentatively

Key evidence used to argue Iran had a covert nuclear weapons R&D program is found to depict a reentry

Even as the Obama administration is attempting to couch its proposed military intervention in Syria as a humanitarian response to

A senior South Korean diplomat argues that the Iran nuclear deal will likely have a “positive impact” on North Korea

Officials left the latest nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 feeling more optimistic than ever about a deal

Iran’s latest nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 powers have thus far proceeded smoothly, though lingering questions remain over

Negotiators in Vienna failed to reach an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program and extended the deadline to July 1

As the November 24 deadline for reaching a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran approaches, the different sides are scrambling to

With pressure on both houses of Congress to pass legislation imposing more sanctions against Iran, and without key opposition from

As mid-term elections approach, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are eager to demonstrate their strong support for

If the nuclear negotiations with Iran fail to reach a final deal, the sanctions regime against Iran could begin to

With a wide gap between the two sides in the Iran nuclear talks over how much nuclear enrichment capacity Iran

Iran’s “hidden” nuclear sites are really meant to dissuade U.S. and Israeli military planners from trying to attack

The Iran nuclear negotiations are similar to diplomatic efforts made with North Korea 20 years ago, which were also met

The Trump administration's failed “maximum pressure” approach to Iran and North Korea begs the question what the US president

Despite U.S. and EU skepticism, many independent experts agree that the Iran’s nuclear agreement with Turkey and Brazil

Despite continued U.S. efforts to dismiss the Iran nuclear deal with Turkey and Brazil, there are signs that the

(Inter Press Service) Conciliatory noises from Tehran over the nuclear issue have left Washington and Brussels baffled and unconvinced of

Charges that Iran has a secret underground uranium enrichment plant will bolster calls by Israel and U.S. right-wing

Before Iran gave its formal counteroffer on August 22 to ambassadors of the six countries trying to negotiate with Tehran

The White House's decision last week to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization could deal

At the same time that it is working with the Senate to gain flexibility in pushing Iran sanctions, the Obama

Efforts by Congress to pass sanctions against Iran could jeopardize efforts by the Obama administration to organise multilateral sanctions through

Contrary to some wishful thinking following the Trump administration’s decision to “put Iran on notice” and seemingly restore U

During the recent upheavals across the Greater Middle East, the various iterations of the neoconservative line—the optimistic pro-democracy

President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull troops out of Syria has given hardliners reason to celebrate, even as

Headlines about a recent International Atomic Energy Agency report on alleged past nuclear weapons work by Iran have been needlessly

Now that overwhelming majority of countries in the Middle East have come out in support of the Iran deal, it

Divergent Israeli and U.S. views on the place of Iran and the Palestinian situation within the larger question of

In contrast to assertions from U.S. policymakers about a Persian menace emerging in the American neighborhood, Iran has only

The Islamic Republic’s ability to maintain friendly relations with Turkey while standing by its ally in Damascus will be

A graph released to the AP by the International Atomic Energy Agency last November, which purportedly suggested that Iran had

Advocates of regime change in Tehran are embracing the bizarre story of an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi

Polls Indicate that Iranian public is losing confidence that the United States will abide by the terms of the landmark

Many people in Washington thought that September would produce a marked change in the Iraq War policy. A number of

A new report from the Atlantic Council evaluates the reliability of intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program

The United States marked the formal end of its unpopular eight-and-a-half year war in Iraq with little

As ISIS plunges Iraq into a new sectarian and humanitarian crisis, the U.S. media has ceded the discussion of

A recent visit to Washington by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki highlighted the growing U.S. concern about al

In hailing what he has called an "almost breathtaking" turnaround in Anbar Province that has weakened al-Qaida

Costs to U.S. taxpayers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will run between four and six trillion dollars

As the U.S. Congress prepares for a critical September assessment of progress in Iraq, a draft of an upcoming

The pivotal role that Vice President Biden is likely to play in U.S.-Iraqi affairs has raised fears that

The neoconservative claim that George W. Bush “won” the Iraq War is ridiculous

Two incidents involving U.S. forces in the predominantly Shia southern Iraq over the past week appear to demonstrate the

A neocon think tank blames President Obama for an Iraqi raid on an enclave of Iranian dissidents that killed several

The Foreign Ministry of the United Arab Emirates may have helped draft the latest Middle East report by the “liberal

Shortly after 9/11, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith began coordinating Pentagon planning for a regime change in

The Palestinian people — and the rest of the world — have begun to realize that even an iron fist can only

Although the Obama administration clearly believes an Israeli attack on Iran would be disastrous, recent events seem to point to

A scuffle between a protestor and a prominent neoconservative executive during Dick Cheney’s recent Iran talk at the American

Once upon a time, an American president would have been a leader in the effort to bring peace between Israel

The highly touted and long-awaited final report of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG) appears headed toward an uncertain

As nuclear negotiations between Iran and international negotiators approach their November deadline, domestic criticism in Iran and the U.S

Neoconservative hawks recently suffered another loss in the Bush administration when Stephen Coughlin, a controversial government expert on jihad, lost

The Fergana Valley in the heart of Central Asia has a reputation for instability, violent conflict, and Islamic fundamentalism. The

Political settlements in Iraq and Syria—preferably ones that depose Nouri al-Maliki and Bashar al-Assad, respectively—would go

U.S. policy must end its misguided fear of Islamist parties and concentrate on human rights, experts assert in open

The killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens comes in the wake of a new threat of Islamic

Right-wing pundit David Horowitz was in rare form during a tightly controlled "public speech" at the George

Much of the Islamophobia running through the right now originated from hardline “pro-Israel” circles

“Iran is today the world’s leading state-sponsor of terror,” declared President George W. Bush in

"The fundamental conflict at the heart of Israeli-Russian views on Syria is that Israel’s redline is the establishment

As Iranian diplomats meet with their western counterparts in Geneva, Israel and the Gulf monarchies are united in their opposition

Although the Obama administration has carefully avoided drawing a connection between Israel and its decision to reserve the right to

Given that Israel failed to defeat Hezbollah in its war in Lebanon in 2006, it’s difficult to imagine Israel

The U.S. Presbyterian Church’s debate over divesting from Caterpillar, a construction supply corporation that profits from the Israeli

The new U.S. aid deal for Israel is the largest military aid package to any country in the history

Israel’s growing migrant population has spurred the rightwing Likud government to pursue increasingly harsh detention and deportation policies, which

Israel has gone on the offensive after Richard Goldstone admitted “regret” over parts of the UN-report investigating Israel’s

(Lobelog) An Israeli court imposed a media blackout on hearings held

Mounting Democratic opposition to an AIPAC-backed bill that that would create new sanctions on Iran while nuclear negotiations are

A recent resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives expressing support for a decision by Israel to attack

Whenever the UN chastises Israel, the reaction from the Jewish state is highly predictable: either launch a military strike on

The concentration of so many Middle Eastern states—led by Israel—at the top of the Global Militarization Index underscores

Intelligence experts and diplomats are urging patience with Iran's new president-elect, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The prospect of Syria relinquishing its chemical weapons arsenal has sparked discussion of whether Israel will be pressured to reduce

Although Israel has thus far appeared reluctant to intervene in Syria's civil war, some analysts believe that increased Hezbollah

If reelected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays true to his political survivalism, he’ll take his coalition toward the

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks may serve the interests of political leaders in Washington, Ramallah, and Tel Aviv, but they appear

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has been playing the Obama administration for almost eight years, repeatedly sticking his finger in their

When the Israeli Prime Minister stood before the UN General Assembly and called for action against Iran’s alleged nuclear

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is ratcheting up the threat of a unilateral Israeli attack on Iran to badger the

The growing admiration of Israel among white nationalists should be giving all Israelis a lot more pause than it is

One high-profile U.S. observer thinks Israel might initiate hostilities with Hezbollah as a possible catalyst to attack Iran

Israel is not about to relinquish its nuclear arsenal anytime soon, but a growing number of civil society activists are

The latest conflict between Israel and Hamas brings to bear the vast technological superiority of Israeli’s U.S.-backed

During the recent Israeli election, a group of Israeli activists called attention to Palestinian statelessness by offering their votes to

Between Israel's looming Annexation Bill, and the much-feared Trump "Peace Plan," the Palestinians are out of option amid

The technical hurdles to an Israeli strike on Iran are higher than usually claimed

The president-elect’s stated goal of improving the Israeli-Palestinian situation has been complicated before he even starts

One right-wing Israeli group has taken it upon itself to map Palestinian villages in the West Bank—with the

The arrival in Israel of There could be potential friction as U.S. peace envoy and longtime critic of settlement

A new conflagration involving Israel and Iran and its regional allies would tank prospects for U.S.-Iran negotiations and

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the world’s longstanding unresolved political problems firmly entrenched on the UN

Many Israelis don’t seem to believe that war with Iran is inevitable—but they’re picking up gas masks

Israel’s 1982 war with Lebanon never really ended

The Israeli government has launched a full-throttle defense of its attack on the Gaza aid flotilla as outrage over

Israel dominated the Senate hearings on Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary

Donald Trump stole the headlines, but the declaration from the recent NATO summit suggests the odds of an unnecessary conflict