by Jim Lobe What will former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say, if anything, about the Kirk–Menendez Iran sanctions bill? The pressure on her to take a position must be considerable, if only because, as both the former secretary and… Continue Reading
by Wayne White In their boldest action yet, al-Qaeda linked Sunni Arab extremists seized portions of the large Sunni Arab cities of Fallujah and Ramadi last Monday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sent in his security forces. Later, Sunni Arab tribal… Continue Reading
by Thomas Lippman via IPS News If you are confused or baffled by Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy moves over the past month or so, you are hardly alone. It appears the Saudis themselves don’t know quite what to make of… Continue Reading
by Paul Pillar via The National Interest The role that foreign views play in policy debate in Washington and especially on Capitol Hill has taken some strange forms lately, and none stranger than with the hot topic of the Iranian… Continue Reading
by Wayne White In his Oct. 29 Foreign Policy article, “How We Won in Iraq”, General David Petraeus characterizes the 2003 US invasion and departure of US troops in 2011 as an American victory. This triumphant — though distorted —… Continue Reading