US-Iran Bilateral Talks: On the Edge of a Nuclear Deal?

by Robert E. Hunter With bilateral US-Iran talks taking place in Geneva today, notably topped for the US by Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, who led earlier secret exchanges, negotiations between Iran and world powers might be entering their final… Continue Reading →

What Did Obama Really Say at West Point?

by Robert E. Hunter A supertanker sails a long way, they say, between the moment the helmsman sets a new course and the vessel fully responds. This was the task President Barack Obama took on this week, as he sought… Continue Reading →

Iran UN Nominee a Non-Issue

by Robert E. Hunter Even the most serious issues can have lighter — not to say ludicrous — moments. Such is the case of Ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi, the man whom the Iranian government designated as its Permanent Representative to the United Nations… Continue Reading →

Obama’s Middle East Scorecard

by Robert E. Hunter Viewed from the aerie of the Oval Office, US policy in the Middle East is much more pluses than minuses, and there is much to commend that view. President Barack Obama has successfully navigated the Ship… Continue Reading →

Will Putin Save NATO?

by Robert E. Hunter Almost from the day the Cold War ended, pundits, professors, and professionals alike have been wondering Quo Vadis? for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This has happened despite the facts that NATO (at times also… Continue Reading →