Scenarios for a US-Iran Detente
There are two possible scenarios for what is going to transpire between the US and the Ayatollahs, one positive and the other disastrous.
The Iranian Crown Prince’s Speech- Part II
Crown Prince Reza Pahlevi II is trying hard to retake his father’s throne.
A Glimpse of Europe’s True Face
Due to an unusual conflation of events, over the past two weeks we’ve caught a rare glimpse of the face of European foreign policy. We shouldn’t let it pass unremarked.
The End of the Democratic Dream
An Arab online newspaper asked its readers: “Do you believe equitable democracy can exist in Arab states?” An overwhelming said no.
U.S. Needs to Draw a Line in the Sand with Iran Over Yemen
No need to repeat mistakes of Afghanistan, but Washington must make it clear to Tehran that it will block bases and weapons in Yemen with airstrikes.
Stay Out of Yemen
The United States is already militarily involved in Yemen, with special forces targeting al-Qaeda and Islamic State operatives who are then attacked by American drones.
Game on: The New Strategy of the US and its Allies in the Middle East
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s outlining of 12 conditions that Iran would need to meet in order to make possible a new nuclear deal amounts to a call for the wholesale reversal of Iranian regional strategy. The conditions stated are not only, or primarily, concerned with the nuclear program.
Erdogan’s Shadow Army
In the collapsed and fragmented space that comprises much of today’s Middle East, the key to success increasingly lies in the ability to combine political strategy with military muscle, under a single banner, and in a single structure.   Examples abound.
Why Palestinians Need an Israel Victory
The moment is right for fresh thinking in order to dispatch the old and stale Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Saudi Crown Prince Vows To Acquire Nuclear Weapons If Iran Does
‘Without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible,’ Saudi Arabian Prince Salman told CBS in an interview.
