Assad May Not Be Key to Iran’s Levantine Reach: A Critique of AEI-ISW Report
May 16th, 2013 | by Guest
by Aurelie Daher That Iran is deeply concerned with the civil war in Syria and is currently providing important assistance
Browsing the "iraq" Tag
Iraq War Motives, Ten Years Later
March 19th, 2013 | by Daniel Luban
by Daniel Luban This week, as you’ve probably heard, marks the ten year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
Farideh Farhi: Too Soon for a Breakthrough but Progress Possible for Iran Nuclear Talks
March 17th, 2013 | by Jasmin Ramsey
by Jasmin Ramsey Ahead of the technical-level nuclear talks that will take place in Istanbul on March 18 and the
Khamenei’s Mounting Pressures
February 13th, 2013 | by Guest
by Alireza Nader Negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program are set to re-start in February, but Iran’s previous foot dragging
The Surge and Other Popular Neocon Myths
January 15th, 2013 | by James Russell
by James Russell As the Senate prepares for what will be contentious confirmation hearings for Chuck Hagel to be the
Iraq: US “Troop Surge” Magic Bullet Myth Lives On
January 11th, 2013 | by Wayne White
Criticism of former Senator Chuck Hagel for not backing the 2007 US “troop surge” in Iraq demands an explanation of
US-Iraq Relations: A very Mixed Picture
December 10th, 2012 | by Wayne White
The signing on 6 December of a US-Iraq Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning defense cooperation might suggest ties between Washington
Sucking Up to the Military Brass
November 29th, 2012 | by Tom Engelhardt
Generals Who Run Amuck, Politicians Who Could Care Less, an “Embedded” Media… And Us By William J. Astore via Tom
America Begins Nation-Building at Home
November 15th, 2012 | by Tom Engelhardt
(Provided Your Home is the Middle East) By Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch A billion dollars from the federal government: that kind
David Petraeus and the Militarization of the CIA
November 14th, 2012 | by Jasmin Ramsey
The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill injects some badly needed context into the media frenzy over David Petraeus’s CIA resignation by examining the
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- U.S. Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo on Iran
- Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report
- Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
- Pluralities of Israelis, Palestinians Want Stronger U.S. Peace Role
- Hope, Scepticism Over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria Conference
- Decade After Iraq, Right-Wing and Liberal Hawks Reunite Over Syria
- Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
- As Hunger Strike Spreads, Obama Again Denounces Guantanamo
- More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report
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