Foreign Policy

Hawks Wild on Iran, But Obama Has No Strategy Hawks Wild on Iran, But Obama Has No Strategy

In the Iran talks, Obama seems determined to make Iran an offer that it can, and will, refuse.

Nov 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Obama Must Acknowledge Iran’s Right to Enrich Obama Must Acknowledge Iran’s Right to Enrich

So far, the president hasn't declared that Iran has the right to enrich uranium, even as part of a final deal to settle the crisis over the Iranian nuclear program. It's time.

Nov 4, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Saudi Arabia: Key to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Palestine? Maybe Saudi Arabia: Key to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Palestine? Maybe

King Abdullah tries to broker an deal in Iraq, settle with the Taliban, solve the Fatah-Hamas divide and, yes, he's talking to Ahmadinejad, too.

Nov 2, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Paint it Blacker Paint it Blacker

Alterman and Reed respond to the critics, music reviews and the mail.

Oct 28, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Killing Reconciliation

Killing Reconciliation Killing Reconciliation

How brutal raids are sabotaging the political strategy the US claims to support in Afghanistan.

Oct 27, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Afghanistan: Are We Succeeding or Not? Does It Matter? Afghanistan: Are We Succeeding or Not? Does It Matter?

The military and the intelligence agencies are putting out contradictory reports about whether the surge in Afghanistan is working, or not? In the end, Obama can choose to get...

Oct 27, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

The High Price of Patriotism

The High Price of Patriotism The High Price of Patriotism

It’s over for the US in Afghanistan, but that doesn’t mean the death and destruction are about to stop. Quagmires don’t just go away.

Oct 27, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Tip Sheet for the Global Midterms Tip Sheet for the Global Midterms

Prospective winners (drone makers) and losers (Iraqis, Afghans and Americans) in the "War on Terror."

Oct 26, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt

Neocon Hatchetman at AEI Denounces Talks With Taliban Neocon Hatchetman at AEI Denounces Talks With Taliban

Michael Rubin, AEI's boy wonder, is point man for the coming neoconservative assault on President Obama's Afghanistan exit strategy.

Oct 22, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Sherrod Brown Seeing ‘Reds’ Over China Trade Sherrod Brown Seeing ‘Reds’ Over China Trade

A liberal Ohio senator uses an unfortunate baseball analogy.

Oct 18, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

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