Europe Urged to Step into Breach of Failed Mideast Peace
May 9th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick via IPS News The Oslo peace process has failed and Europe must take stronger leadership in the
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Iraq War: “Failure is a much better teacher than succes”
March 24th, 2013 | by Jasmin Ramsey
by Jasmin Ramsey I wanted Iraq to dominate our postings this week, the 10th anniversary of the US invasion of
“Grand Waffle” in the Middle East
January 17th, 2013 | by Jim Lobe
Amb. Chas Freeman (ret.) spoke to a Middle East Policy Council (MEPC) forum on U.S. Grand Strategy — or, in
Chas Freeman Speaks out on Anti-Hagel Smear Campaign
December 23rd, 2012 | by Jim Lobe
As readers of this blog know, I have the highest regard for Amb. Chas Freeman (ret.) not only as one of
A Bird’s-Eye View of the Middle East
December 2nd, 2012 | by Jim Lobe
For an extraordinary bird’s eye view of U.S. relations with the Greater Middle East, the impact of the “Arab Spring”
Recess Appointments and The Politics of Diplomacy
January 2nd, 2011 | by Marsha B. Cohen
All four of the ambassadors who received recess appointments from President Obama were considered fully qualified by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who approved their nominations and sent them to the full Senate for confirmation. All have been kept from taking up their diplomatic posts on by unilateral actions on the part of one or two senators, who prevented their appointments from reaching the Senate floor for the votes that almost certainly would have confirmed them.
“NYT Seriously Distorted the Content” of WikiLeaks Cables
December 8th, 2010 | by Eli Clifton
The U.S. media has been quick to accept that Arab countries share a hawkish view on Iran after the release
Chas Freeman: Huge Gap Between Israeli and Arab Positions on Iran
December 6th, 2010 | by Eli Clifton
Chas Freeman, who served as assistant secretary of defense from 1993 to 1994 and ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the
Clarion Fund: WikiLeaks Shows Iran is “threat to stability of the entire Middle East”
December 2nd, 2010 | by Eli Clifton
The Clarion Fund–a group whose ties to prominent neoconservatives and Aish HaTorah we have written about recently–just sent out an
Notes from Freeman on WikiLeaks, Arab Leaders and Iran
December 2nd, 2010 | by Ali Gharib
Earlier this week, Ambassador Chas W. Freeman offered some invaluable insights on WikiLeaks, which Jim Lobe and I wrote about
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