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Among the lingering effects of this awful election campaign season will be widespread misunderstanding of serious issues of foreign policy

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Can America Make New Friends But Keep the Old in the Middle East?

The real fear that Israel and most Gulf states have about the Iran nuclear deal is that it may lead

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Can Final Peace Deal Overcome Settlements Roadblock?

As a new round of U.N.-sponsored Israeli-Arab peace negotiations fast approaches, it remains unclear how much and

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Can Russia Succeed Where America Failed In The Middle East?

Just as dissatisfaction with American policy has led many in the Middle East to turn toward Moscow, dissatisfaction with Russian

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CAP and Netanyahu

The Democratic Party-aligned Center for American Progress has controversially hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his stay in

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Cardin, the Iran Deal, and the Future of Plan B

With AIPAC failing to win a veto-proof majority of Senators to oppose the Iran deal, the lobby has shifted

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Cautious U.S. Response to Iran Election Crisis

As President Barack Obama takes a wait-and-see approach to the violent aftermath of Iran’s contested election, U

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Caveat Lector!

A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Republican former Secretaries of States Henry Kissinger and George Shultz makes numerous

Chairman Lieberman’s “War on Terror”

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Independent Democrat from Connecticut who is closely affiliated with neoconservative-led advocacy efforts to push an

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Chalabi, Greatest Con Man of His Generation, Dead at 71

Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi con man who played a decisive role in manipulating the United States into the Iraq War

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Changing of the Guard

The abrupt replacement of Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld by former Central Intelligence Agency Director Robert Gates, combined with the Democratic

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Charlie Hebdo: Middle East Blowback?

The attack on Charlie Hebdo has renewed concerns that blowback from the fighting in Syria and Iraq is reaching Europe

Cheney: Master Bureaucrat

Cheney has from the beginning served as the most aggressive hawk among the top administration leadership. His public pronouncements on

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Cheney’s Man Slated to Replace Feith

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China and America Jostle in Middle East

China is rapidly expanding its influence in the Middle East. Side-lined during the Cold War, Beijing now has both

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China, The Language Of Virtue, And The Global Order

The West has dominated the post-war narrative with its doctrine of liberal values, arguing that not only were they

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Christie Pivots to Islamophobia and toward Adelson

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie has sought to latch onto anti-Muslim sentiment in an apparent effort to win the

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Civil War Looms as Syrian Protests Grow Increasingly Complex

As the West ramps up its engagement with Syrian opposition figures, the behavior of armed opposition groups inside the country

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Clinton Campaign Recycles Hawkish Foreign Policy Positions

Similar to her 2008 attacks against Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton is now criticizing Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) for his

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Clinton’s Foreign Policy: The Known Unknowns

Regardless of Hillary Clinton's national security predilections, a future Clinton administration will rapidly discover that U.S. foreign policy

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CNN’s Mideast problem

CNN's firing last week of its Mideast editor because of a Twitter post in which she expressed sadness over

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Coalition for Democracy in Iran

Overview The Coalition for Democracy in Iran (CDI) is one of numerous pressure groups created by neoconservatives that focus on

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Collapsism

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Commentary Smears Right Web

Commentary Magazine’s Contentions blog recently published an entry from Michael Rubin, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, in

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Committee for the Liberation of Iraq Members on Iran Deal

Many prominent opponents of the Iran nuclear deal were board members of the infamous Committee for the Liberation of Iraq

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Competing Rallies on 9/11 Anniversary

Competing rallies in New York City on the anniversary of 9/11 revealed a deep divide in how Americans interpret

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Condoning Torture?

Senate Democrats plan to closely question Michael Mukasey, the nominee for the next U.S. attorney general, about his views

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Congress and Iran: The New Iraq?

The drumbeat of a possible march to war with Iran reached a new intensity in recent weeks. Although the campaign

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Congress and National Security in 2007

On December 18, as Congress was about to head out of town, the Senate took three last votes on the

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Congress and Political Prisoners: Condemning Iran, Helping Egypt

While Congress regularly denounces Iran for its human rights situation and its imprisonment of several American citizens, it ignores the

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Congress Complicates Obama’s Sanctions Strategy for Iran

The Obama administration’s efforts to get UN approval for new international sanctions against Iran could be hampered by the

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Congress on Iran and Israel

Various bills and resolutions circulating in Congress promote hardline “pro-Israel” positions on Iran and the Palestinians

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Congress Takes Aim At the Palestinians

Hawkish members of Congress want to suspend U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority as punishment for bringing their grievances

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Congress Wrestles With the Iraq War

On March 23, after a long, passionate debate, the House of Representatives voted 218-212 to mandate the withdrawal of

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Congress, White House Reaching Breaking Point On Yemen?

Soon after a Saudi-led coalition strike on a bus killed 40 children on August 9, a CENTCOM spokesperson stated

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Convergence of Influence

(LobeLog.com) This week, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) holds its annual conference, and true to form, the

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Convicted Liar Lies About Obama’s “Shameful” Refugee Policy

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Corker Bill Threatens Iran Negotiations

Hawkish Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are back with a new version of their bill

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Could the Midterm Elections Spell an End to Military Follies?

For more than five years, the Bush administration's aggressive and unilateral national security policies have been triumphant in the

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Cozy Overlap Between Flynn’s Drone Company and Trump’s Border Plans

Little attention has been paid to the roll of Trump's national security adviser in a small drone company that

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Cracks Widen in U.S.-Saudi Alliance

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Creating "Proxy Armies"?

Newly proposed legislation would expand existing Pentagon security and military aid programs in Iraq and Afghanistan to "coalition

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Crimea Faces a ‘Frozen Conflict’

In the absence of a political settlement in Kiev, Crimea could remain under Russian control indefinitely

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Criminal Court a U.S.-Israeli “Red Line” for Palestinians

Although Palestinians have sought to pressure Israel by applying for membership in a host of international organizations, they have so

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Crisis Point?

By the end of the 35-day Israel-Hezbollah conflict in southern Lebanon, the atmosphere in Washington had become stifling

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Criticism Of Israeli Policy Is Not Anti-Semitic

While the notion that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic is decades old, it has been bolstered in recent years

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Critics Condemn Islam Hearings as Witch Hunts

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Critiquing a Critique of Obama’s Approach to Iran

The authors of an open letter published by the hawkish Washington Institute for Near East Policy most likely knew that

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Cuba and United States Now Foment Moderation in the Americas

The détente between the United States and Cuba saves the Organization of American States from corrosion caused by the

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Culture, Religion, Apocalypse, and Middle East Foreign Policy

It’s hard to believe, but the Bush administration’s foreign policy and the invasions of Afghanistan and

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Détente with Damascus?

When the George W. Bush administration asked Damascus to attend last month's Annapolis conference, Imad Moustapha, the Syrian

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Dangerous Delusions

A television adaptation of Nebula Award-winning author John Kessel's short story "A Clean Escape," which aired

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David Albright’s Hidden Talents

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Dead Peace Process Could be “National Suicide” for Israel

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Debate Rages over US Withdrawal

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Debating Syria

Is diplomacy really dead in Syria, or has it even been given a chance

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Debunking Myths that Fuel Irresponsible U.S. Defense Policy

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Decade After Iraq, Right-Wing and Liberal Hawks Reunite Over Syria

Ten years after right-wing and liberal hawks came together to push the U.S. into invading Iraq, key members

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Declining Majority Still Supports “Active” U.S. Role in World Affairs

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Defense Contractors Insulated from Budget Cuts

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Defying U.S., Palestine Seeks U.N. Recognition for Statehood

UN delegates from the United States and Israel were noticeably quiet as the rest of the General Assembly rapturously applauded

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Déjà Vu All Over Again?

If the United States succeeds in getting Palestinian President Abbas to agree to direct peace talks, will Israeli Prime Minister

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Demand for Lower Peacekeeping Dues to Pit US Against UN

Spurred by anti-internationalist sentiment among conservative Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration, the US is headed for a

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Democrats Controlling Congress: A Six-Month Assessment

When they took control of both houses of Congress in November 2006, Democrats were determined to shake things up and

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Democrats Remold Military Budget

While Congress has focused on the war in Iraq during the first four months of 2007, it has now begun

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Dennis Ross: Blame America First!

In his new book, “pro-Israel” ideologue and former Obama administration official Dennis Ross suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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Dershowitz Remains On Board Of Mercer-Funded Anti-Muslim Group

(Lobelog)  Retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz told LobeLog he

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Despite Arms Announcement, U.S. Syria Strategy Remains Unclear

Although the Obama administration has couched its decision to arm Syria's rebels as a response to the Assad regime

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Despite Cuts, Nukes Still Integral to U.S. Security Strategy

Some analysts think that new U.S. plans to improve its nuclear weapons complex are likely to hinder international efforts

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Despite Growing Violence, Syrian Political Equation Unchanged

Even as Syria’s rebels advance on Damascus and reorganize their political leadership, the political calculus of the concerned parties

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Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria

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Despite Iraq Withdrawal, Greater Mideast Not Looking Good

While President Obama spins the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq as a sign of success of his policies in

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Despite Smiles, Obama and Netanyahu Seem Far Apart

Despite recent face-to-face talks, it seems clear that President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu view

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Devil Is in the Details for Iran Nuclear Deal

A letter from seven exiled Iranian parliamentarians urges a nuclear deal between Iran and the West based on Iran’s

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Dick Cheney’s Laundry List of Threats Enthralls AEI

In a recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute, former Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States should be

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Did 9/11 Make Peace Passé?

The word "peace" has such a negative reputation inside the Beltway that the U.S. Institute of Peace, which saw

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Did AIPAC Pocket Its Iran Deal Fundraising Revenue?

From all outward appearances, AIPAC’s fundraising arm effectively pocketed the boost in fundraising revenue it enjoyed during the heated

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Did Al Qaeda Succeed in Ending “the American Century”?

A decade after its devastating attacks on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, Al Qaeda appears to have

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Did the Pro-Israel Lobby Contribute to Eric Cantor’s Defeat?

The recently defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor enjoyed plenty of support from the Israel lobby, but an increasing tendency

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Diminished Religious Freedom in Iraq

Despite the addition of 30,000 U.S. troops to enhance security in Iraq, the freedom of average Iraqis to

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Diplomatic Wounds Leave Half-Healed Scars

Turkey and Israel are close to resolving their dispute over last year's flotilla fiasco, but the partnership that existed

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Dire Consequences if Trump Pulls out of Iran Deal

President Trump seems determined to go forward with a very hostile program toward Iran, and, although a baseless US pullout

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Disappearing Diplomacy

Amid growing speculation about prospects for U.S. military action against Iran, neoconservatives and other hawks won a

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Disappointment May Yield to Distrust in Latin America

Two years into the Obama administration, Latin Americans have seen little change in inter-hemispheric relations with the U.S

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Disparaging Diplomacy

Trump’s reorganization of the foreign policy bureaucracy is an ideologically driven agenda for undermining the power and effectiveness of

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Distant Diplomacy

L. Bruce Laingen was working as a senior U.S. Foreign Service officer in Tehran in 1979 when student protestors

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DIY Energy Policy

Divergent political camps have found common ground in support of "energy security" and "energy independence." As high gas prices and

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Do Neocons Want a Deal with Iran?

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Document Reveals Billionaire Backers Behind United Against Nuclear Iran

A new report has revealed several of the hawkish billionaire funders behind the secretive United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) group

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Does Sheldon Adelson Hold the GOP Captive?

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Does The Road To Korean Denuclearization Run Through Tehran?

Hardliners at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies are working overtime to convince the Trump administration to "fix" the nuclear

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Don’t Ignore the Experts

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Donald Trump & Kim Jong-Un Need To Find A Diplomatic Off-Ramp

The war of words and nuclear threats between the United States and North Korea make a peaceful resolution to the

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Donald Trump and the Swamp of War

Trump: “Well, I’ll be honest with you, I probably do because look at the job they’ve done. OK

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Donald Trump: Foreign Policy’s Useful Idiot?

It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that "world’s policeman" is not

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Donald Trump: Gunrunner for Hire

The Trump administration's massive sales of tanks, helicopters, and fighter aircraft are indeed a grim wonder of the modern

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Donald Trump’s Marine Corps Presidency: The Few…The Proud…The Unhinged

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Double Standard in Iraq

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Doubts Grow Over Israel’s Value as U.S. Ally

Doubts about Israel’s value to the United States have recently been expressed by a diverse group of people, including

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Douglas Feith: Portrait of a Neoconservative

Feith served as the number three civilian in the George W. Bush administration's Defense Department, under Donald Rumsfeld and

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Draft U.N. Treaty Targets Security Firms in War Zones

A UN working group is leading efforts to draft a new global treaty aimed at reining in human rights abuses

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Drive for Sanctions Likely in Wake of North Korean Test

The reaction by the Obama administration to North Korea’s nuclear test will send a message about how the new

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Dueling for Leverage

As the dispute over Iran's seizure of British sailors continues to twist and turn, what may have been an

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Dutch Foe of Islam Goes to Washington

Dutch MP Geert Wilders tours the United States, soliciting conservatives for financial and ideological support

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Early End to U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion

Leon Panetta's surprise announcement that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013

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Early Reaction: Winners and Losers in Israel’s 2013 Elections

Israel’s centrist parties gained ground in the country’s recent elections, but it’s unlikely to result in any

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Egypt and U.S. Step Past Crisis

Despite renewed tensions in U.S.-Egyptian relations—marked by what Washington regarded as tacit Muslim Brotherhood support for boisterous

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Egypt Follows Israel, Eyeing U.S. Aid without Pre-Conditions

Egypt and Israel may be at a crossroads in their relations, but each is violating the terms of its U

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Egyptian Army’s Firepower Overwhelmingly US-Supplied

Military coup and the violent repression of demonstrations notwithstanding, the Egyptian army continues to receive arms and assistance from the

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Electoral Chaos Energizes Neoconservative Hawks

As President Obama navigates the treacherous currents of Iran’s post-election political crisis, he faces a heated attack from

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Elliott Abrams’ Repeat Performance

It has an all too familiar ring to it. A crisis area—in this case, the Middle East&mdash

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Elliott Abrams’ Shell Game on Settlements

Elliott Abrams’ recent “concern” over Jewish settlements outside the major settlement blocs in the West Bank is a red herring

Embedding the Analysts: Modern-Day Propaganda?

Over the course of the Iraq War, the Pentagon has used hand-picked retired military officers as “message force

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Empty Threats?

The effort by some Israeli officials to threaten a unilateral strike against Iran if the United States doesn’t act

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End Of Hope For Trump’s Middle East Policy

Is the U.S. heading into another Mideast war? While President Trump most likely would like to stop short of

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Endless War, Undeclared and Undebated

Congress can do little to limit the Obama administration’s decision to scale up U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan

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Enhanced Embellishment Techniques

A number of conservatives and security hawks have used the death of Osama bin Laden as a prop in their

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Entertaining Our Way Into Falsehoods

Donald Trump should never be excused of responsibility for tearing down the respect for truth, but a foundation for his

Erik Prince And Big Data

Revelations that data-consulting firm Cambridge Analytica used ill-gotten personal information from Facebook for the Trump campaign masks the

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Erik Prince to Prince bin Zayed: The Private Military Connection

Erik Prince is back. He’s not only pitching colonial capitalism in DC. He’s huckstering ex-SF-led armies

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EU Takes the Diplomatic Lead on Georgia

(Inter Press Service) The Russia-Georgia peace deal indicates that the European Union (EU) is acting as an independent power

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Europe Is Determined to Save the Iran Deal

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Europe Urged to Step into Breach of Failed Mideast Peace

A group of former European leaders is urging the EU to sidestep the stalled U.S.-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace

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Europe, Iran Baffled By US Position On Nuclear Deal

Europe loathes having to choose between Tehran and Washington, and thus it will spare no efforts to avoid the choice

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Europe’s Coming Battle

Forget the false frame of the West versus Islam, the real battle is over the soul for Europe, with the

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European MEK Supporters Downplay ISIS Role in Iraq

Some European supporters of the exiled Iranian opposition group MEK have played down the role of ISIS in Iraq, painting

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Everything the Neocons Said about Sailorgate Is Wrong

The claims made by prominent neoconservatives about Iran’s detainment of 10 American sailors in its territorial waters have all

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Ex-IAEA Chief Warns on Using Unverified Intel to Pressure Iran

Former IAEA Director General Hans Blix has recently called for greater skepticism about the intelligence documents and reports alleging Iranian

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Except For Syria, Middle East Disappeared From Network News In 2017

An annual report on the top news items in the media shows that, except for the ongoing civil war in

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Exceptionalism and the Limited Scope of Indispensability

In a recent speech Hillary Clinton made American exceptionalism a major theme. She chose that theme in part because it

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Expanding the War to Iran: Another “Urban Legend?”

Rejecting the notion that the United States was planning to attack Iran and Syria, White House Spokesman Tony Snow called

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Expectations Build for Obama Mideast Policy Speech

Barack Obama’s planned address this week on Middle Eastern policy will be a harbinger of the administration’s future

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Eyes on the Skies Over Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

News that Iran’s Bushehr’s nuclear reactor is about to go “live” appears to be fueling speculation in the

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Fact-checking Bibi and Company’s Talking Points on Iran

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Failed Bomb Plot Tests US-Pakistan Ties

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Failing on Iran

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's months-long diplomatic effort to get five other powers to agree to a tough

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Faith-Based Organisations Warn of Impending Nuclear Disaster

During the nuclear non-proliferation treaty review conference at the United Nations, a coalition of faith-based organizations, activists, and

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Fall of Fallujah Refocuses U.S. on Iraq

The capture of Fallujah by al-Qaeda-linked fighters has led some Washington policymakers to call for renewed U.S

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Familiar Hawks Press Obama on Iraq Withdrawal

Led by the Foreign Policy Initiative, a coterie of Iraq war hawks has sent a letter to President Obama urging

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FDD’s Cliff May Misses the Irony

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Fear Of An Irish Settlement Boycott

The Irish Senate passed a bill last week that would criminalize doing any business, in goods or services, with Israeli

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Feith’s Unsurprising Revelations

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Few Hearts or Minds for Bush Strategy

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Few Hopes for Iran Breakthrough

Many analysts are skeptical that Iran ‘s Supreme Leader is prepared to deal with the West at February’s P5

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Final Statement of the BRussells Tribunal

(The following is the final statement of the BRussells Tribunal, an international commission of inquiry held in Brussels on April

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Fired NSC Staffer Had History of Spreading Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theories

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Flynn Simply Unfit

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Follow The Money: Three Billionaires Paved Way For Trump’s Iran Deal Withdrawal

Donald Trump and the GOP are deeply indebted to anti-Iran deal billionaires who aren’t afraid to advocate for

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Following Paul Singer’s Money, Argentina, and Iran (Continued)

Billionaire investor Paul Singer, who has taken Argentina to court over its debt default, has been a significant financial contributor

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Following the Money: The New Anti-Semitism?

The Washington Post has attempted to paint Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as anti-Semitic for connecting billionaire Paul

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For Airstrikes on the Islamic State, US Relaxing Drone Strikes’ Burden of Proof

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For the Middle East, It’s the Center for American Regress

If one is looking for new thinking about improving U.S.-Iran relations, they are not going to find it

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For U.S. in the Mideast, the Ice Is Getting Thinner

With Washington facing new challenges in its relations with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the United States is less equipped to

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Foreign Aid Spared Massive Cuts in 2012

Although Congress spared foreign aid the massive cuts favored by the GOP-led House, aid spending continues to pale beside

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Foreign Policy Aftermath of Katrina

It was Jim Hoagland, the Washington’s Post’s liberal hawk par excellence, who first pondered the possible

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Foreign Policy and Trump’s Conflicts of Interest

The very idea of any U.S. president putting his personal financial interests ahead of the U.S. national interest

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Foreign Policy Hawks Launch New Campaign Against Obama

Days after Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel, two of Washington's prominent hawks launched a new campaign aimed at

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Forget Bibi: Let’s Hear More from Our NATO Allies

Rather than allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dominate the media stories about the Iran nuclear negotiations, more airtime

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Forgetting the Carrot

Last Thursday, the heads of the U.S. State and Treasury Departments jointly announced new sanctions aimed at the further

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Former AIPAC Official on Iran’s Importance to AIPAC

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Former Bush Diplomats Push Back on Criticism of Iran Deal

Prominent former officials and diplomats, including from the George W. Bush administration, as well as nuclear experts, have all come

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Former Diplomats Urge US not to Veto UN Anti-Settlement Resolution

Arguing that U.S. credibility in the Mideast is on the line, some four dozen former top U.S. officials

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Former Hostages Call for Broadened Dialogue with Iran

On the eve of renewed P5+1 negotiations in Kazakhstan, at least two former hostages of the U.S. embassy

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Former Israeli Opposition Leader Puts Bibi-Boehner Ploy Bluntly

A former Israeli opposition leader has derided Prime Minister Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress in a revealing op-ed

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Framing Iran: Media Coverage Echoes Some Iraq Problems

An examination of media coverage of Iran's nuclear enrichment program reveals a tendency by mainstream outlets to frame the

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Freeing Prisoners, at a Price

The Israeli government's decision to release over 100 long-serving Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are considered terrorists, has

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Freeman Withdrawal Marks Victory for Conservative “Israel Lobby”

A vitriolic battle waged by Republican lawmakers and Israel-centric hardliners spurred Charles “Chas” Freeman to withdraw from

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Friedman Vote: Will Democrats Stand up to Israel’s Settlements?

It would have been hard for Trump to find someone with more extreme positions than David Friedman for U.S

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Friends, Not Just Enemies, of an Iranian Nuclear Deal are Imperiling It

The main opponents to a nuclear deal with Iran are those with don’t want to see Iran integrated into

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From "Axis of Evil" to "Happy New Year"

President Obama issued well wishes to Iran on that country’s New Years celebration last Friday, striking a dramatically

Full-Throttle Unipolarity

Just two weeks ago conventional wisdom both here and in European capitals was that President George W. Bush's second

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Further Reflections on Bibi’s Speech and His Friends

Not mentioned in most news reports about Netanyahu’s speech was that key guests at the address included Republican mega

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Future Perfect?

In separate speeches delivered an ocean apart, the two standard bearers of the Republican Party last Thursday offered rosy visions

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Game Over? With Sen Casey, Pro-Deal Forces Win Over Key Iran Deal Vote

With Sen. Bob Casey, a close ally of AIPAC, coming out in favor of the Iran nuclear agreement, it is

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Gap Widens Between US and Arab World

Growing Arab demands for an end to autocratic rule and U.S. regional hegemony have led to calls for a

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Gates Conceals Real Story of “Gaming” Obama on Afghan War

A recent memoir by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates accuses President Obama of being insufficiently committed to his own troop

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Gates on the Israeli Tail’s Attempt to Wag the Dog in 2007

In his memoir, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recalls sternly warning President George W. Bush against heeding Dick Cheney

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Gates Wrote Obama’s West Point Speech

Neoconservatives and hawks have hammered Barack Obama over his support for a less militarized U.S. foreign policy, but his

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Gaza and the Bipartisan War on Human Rights

Democrats and Republicans in Washington have been swift in their efforts to discredit human rights groups who have criticized the

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GCC Split Is a Blow to US Regional Policy

The Trump administration appears to have been surprised by this breach among its friends in the critical Gulf strategic area

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Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision

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Genocide Politics

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Gingrich at the Gate

Although Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives who was forced to relinquish his post over

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Gingrich on the Campaign Trail?

Nearly two years before the 2008 presidential election, Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, is

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Glimmer of Hope on Eve of New Iran Nuclear Talks

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Glossary of Right-Wing Sectors

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Goodbye, INF Treaty. Hello, New Arms Race?

The new imbroglio over the INF treaty does not mean a revival of the old Cold War practice of nuclear

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GOP Purse Strings Held By Saudi Lobbyist

As the civilian death toll from Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen grows and the backlash against Saudi Crown Prince

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GOP’s Man of the Moment Promoted by RJC’s Singer and Adelson

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Gorbachev Appeals for Sanity, Dialogue

President Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union and recipient of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, has appealed to

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Governments Boost Nukes While Cutting Aid and Social Services

As the international community attempts to redirect spending from nuclear-weapons programs to development, at least nine UN member states

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Graham Turns To Iran Hawks For Campaign Funding

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Green Security?

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Grim Assessments

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Groups Decry Obama’s Failure to Close Guantanamo

President Obama has again drawn the ire of human rights groups by signing a defense appropriation that restricts his ability

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Growing US Public Acceptance of Dwindling Global Role

A new survey reveals the American public is looking increasingly toward reducing Washington's role in world affairs, especially in

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Gunfight at Abbottabad: Dismantling the Myth of an American Hero

The official story of Osama bin Laden’s death is only a legend, but those involved have been none too

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Haftar’s Attempted Coup and Trump’s Collusion over Libya

The assault on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar, Libya’s renegade general and leader of the self-anointed Libyan National Army

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Hagel Urges Less Money for U.S. Army, More for Special Forces

Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel's recent proposal to cut the size of the regular Army while increasing funding for

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Hamas Military Chief Killed in Israeli Attack

A fresh wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza has opened up with the assassination of Ahmad Jabari, the Hamas military

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Hard Times for Iran Hawks

Amid collapsing support at home for military intervention and widening diplomatic inroads with U.S. rivals, Washington’s “pro-Israel

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Hardliner Hadley Named New National Security Adviser

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Has Netanyahu Out-Manoeuvred Obama or Vice Versa?

President Obama's decision to shelve his long-held demand for a freeze on Israeli settlements, announced during trilateral talks

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Has Obama Been Neglecting Israel?

Many Israelis believe President Obama has been neglecting Israel. Will this perception harm his ability to broker a final Israeli

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Has The Arms Industry Captured Trump’s Pentagon?

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump appeared to recognize the obvious problem of the revolving door. But as the appointment

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Haunting Mistakes in Iraq

The supreme irony of President George W. Bush's campaign to blame Iran for the sectarian civil war in Iraq

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Hawks Clamoring To Attack Iran

As Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Hawks Defend War on Low-Key 10th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion

Most of the U.S. media and foreign policy commentariat opted to overlook the 10th anniversary of the U.S

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Hawks Fret over U.S. Withdrawal

Regardless of the political consequences, critics of the Obama administration advocate pressuring the Iraqi government to accept more U.S

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Hawks Push “Jordanian Option” for Palestine

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Hawks Urge Boosting Military Spending

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Hawks, Doves Aflutter Over Pyongyang’s Latest Moves

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Heads in the Sand

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Hey FDD: Israelis are Treating Jihadis, Too

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High-Level Defections, Escalating Violence Mark New Phase of Syrian Uprising

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Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Learned a Thing from Iraq

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Hope and Pessimism as Israelis and Palestinians Resume Talks

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How Afghanistan Became a War for NATO

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How Islamophobes and “Alternative Facts” Shaped Trump’s Muslim Ban

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In Israel, Opposition to Attacking Iran Gains Upper Hand

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International Cooperation on Key Issues Fell in 2013

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Iran and the Enduring Stockpile

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Iran Benefits from Arab Disillusionment with Obama

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Iran Could Benefit from Georgia Crisis

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Iran Deal Heads Toward Showdown With Adelson’s GOP

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Iran Deal Is Key Test of Trump’s Commitment to NATO Allies

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Iran Deal Looks Safe from Lawmakers’ Attack for Now

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Iran Deal Out of Congressional Woods for 2013

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Iran Hawks Clearly Unhappy With Corker

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Iran Hawks Down but Not Out After Geneva Talks

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Iran Hawks Gear Up

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Iran Hawks Resurgent

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Iran in the Spotlight at Christian Zionist Confab

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Iran Laptop Papers Show Wrong Warhead

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Iran Looms over Syria Debate for Pro-Israel Groups

Even as the Obama administration is attempting to couch its proposed military intervention in Syria as a humanitarian response to

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Iran Nuclear Deal Could Boost Diplomacy with North Korea, Diplomat Says

A senior South Korean diplomat argues that the Iran nuclear deal will likely have a “positive impact” on North Korea

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Iran Nuclear Deal May Have its Beginnings in Geneva

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Iran Nuclear Deal: Uphill on the Homestretch?

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Iran Nuclear Talks Miss Final Deal Deadline, Agree to Extension

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Iran Sanctions Push

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Iran Sanctions Regime Could Unravel with Failed Nuclear Deal

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Iran Uses Fear of Covert Nuclear Sites to Deter Attack

Iran’s “hidden” nuclear sites are really meant to dissuade U.S. and Israeli military planners from trying to attack

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Iran, North Korea, and the Congress that Says No

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IRAN: Fuel Swap Deal Shakes Sanctions Push

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Iran: The Terrorist Tag

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At the same time that it is working with the Senate to gain flexibility in pushing Iran sanctions, the Obama

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IRAN: U.S. Sanctions versus U.N. Sanctions

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President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull troops out of Syria has given hardliners reason to celebrate, even as

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Iran’s Nuclear Aberration

Headlines about a recent International Atomic Energy Agency report on alleged past nuclear weapons work by Iran have been needlessly

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The Islamic Republic’s ability to maintain friendly relations with Turkey while standing by its ally in Damascus will be

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Iranian Bomb Graph Appears Adapted from One on Internet

A graph released to the AP by the International Atomic Energy Agency last November, which purportedly suggested that Iran had

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Iranians Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy

Advocates of regime change in Tehran are embracing the bizarre story of an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi

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Iranians Losing Confidence in U.S. Compliance with JCPOA

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Iraq After Petraeus: The More Things Change …

Many people in Washington thought that September would produce a marked change in the Iraq War policy. A number of

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Iraq Intelligence Failures Cast Shadow Over Iran Assessment

A new report from the Atlantic Council evaluates the reliability of intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program

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Iraq Intervention Ends with Scarcely a Whimper

The United States marked the formal end of its unpopular eight-and-a-half year war in Iraq with little

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Iraq On the Precipice

As ISIS plunges Iraq into a new sectarian and humanitarian crisis, the U.S. media has ceded the discussion of

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Iraq Retakes Washington Centre-Stage, Briefly

A recent visit to Washington by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki highlighted the growing U.S. concern about al

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Iraq War: Teaming Up with Insurgents

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Costs to U.S. taxpayers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will run between four and six trillion dollars

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As the U.S. Congress prepares for a critical September assessment of progress in Iraq, a draft of an upcoming

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The pivotal role that Vice President Biden is likely to play in U.S.-Iraqi affairs has raised fears that

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The neoconservative claim that George W. Bush “won” the Iraq War is ridiculous

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Two incidents involving U.S. forces in the predominantly Shia southern Iraq over the past week appear to demonstrate the

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Iraqi Raid of Iranian Dissident Enclave May Signal Tilt Toward Iran

A neocon think tank blames President Obama for an Iraqi raid on an enclave of Iranian dissidents that killed several

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Is Obama Slouching Toward War With Iran?

Although the Obama administration clearly believes an Israeli attack on Iran would be disastrous, recent events seem to point to

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Is This How It Ends?

A scuffle between a protestor and a prominent neoconservative executive during Dick Cheney’s recent Iran talk at the American

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Is Washington Being Sidelined on the Middle East?

Once upon a time, an American president would have been a leader in the effort to bring peace between Israel

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ISG Report Finds Few Friends

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ISIS Complicates Iran’s Nuclear Focus at UNGA

As nuclear negotiations between Iran and international negotiators approach their November deadline, domestic criticism in Iran and the U.S

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Islam “Expert” Axed

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Islamists Threaten Libya’s Future

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Islamophobia Surges on the Right

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As Iranian diplomats meet with their western counterparts in Geneva, Israel and the Gulf monarchies are united in their opposition

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Israel Divestment Campaigns Gain Momentum in U.S.

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Israel Gives Up Little to Get Largest Ever U.S. Arms Deal

The new U.S. aid deal for Israel is the largest military aid package to any country in the history

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Israel Grows Ever-Harsher in Treatment of Migrants

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Israel Hits Roadblock Over Dismissal of War Crimes Charges

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Israel Rains Fire When UN Votes Against It

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Israel Resumes Threats Against Iran as Experts Urge Patience

Intelligence experts and diplomats are urging patience with Iran's new president-elect, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel Silent on Chemical Weapons

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Israel Unlikely to Stay on Syrian Sidelines for Much Longer

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Israeli-Palestinian peace talks may serve the interests of political leaders in Washington, Ramallah, and Tel Aviv, but they appear

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Israel’s Iran War Talk Aims at Deal for Tougher U.S. Policy

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Israel’s Nuclear Ambiguity Prodded

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The latest conflict between Israel and Hamas brings to bear the vast technological superiority of Israeli’s U.S.-backed

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Israeli Activists Invite Palestinian Vote

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Israeli Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Easier Said Than Done

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Kirk-Menendez-Schumer: Wag the Dog Act of 2014

The latest sanctions bill—introduced by "pro-Israel" Sens. Mark Kirk, Robert Menendez, and Chuck Schumer—violates the spirit, if

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Landmark U.S. Immigration Framework Heavy on Border Security

Shifting political winds in the United States have brought immigration reform to the forefront of Washington’s agenda, but some

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Last Days of the Bush Administration: Protecting the Legacy

Let us imagine for a moment that the years of George W. Bush as president have already passed us by

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Leaked Reports Make Afghan War Policy More Vulnerable

Although the 92,000 reports on the war in Afghanistan made public by the WikiLeaks offer no major revelations, they

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Learning the Wrong Lessons from the Wrong Wars

Although the Obama administration has grown skeptical of full-blown military interventions, it has increased its reliance on air strikes

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Lebanese Government Collapse Adds to Obama Problems

The collapse of the Hariri-led government in Lebanon adds to the list of policy challenges the U.S. faces

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Legal Battle Continues for Ex-Detainee

(Inter Press Service) After suffering a series of stinging defeats of its detention policies in four years of Supreme Court

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Leo Strauss and Intelligence Strategy

Abram Shulsky and Gary Schmitt credit the teachings of Leo Strauss, a German Jewish émigré philosopher, with helping

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Less Counter-Insurgency, More Asia in New U.S. Strategy

President Obama’s “strategic shift” from counter-insurgency in the Middle East to force projection in the Asia-Pacific has

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Lessons from America’s Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East

The reliance of the United States on ineffective policies centered on military intervention and sanctions in the Middle East has

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Lest We Forget: Bibi’s “Wisdom” on Iraq

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s enthusiastic promotion of the invasion of Iraq in Congress in 2002 begs the question

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Let Nuclear Sanctions on Iran Serve Their Final Purpose

In order to reach a deal that significantly scales back Iran’s nuclear program, nuclear sanctions on the country should

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Let’s Not Forget Beirut

The large quantitative and qualitative disparity in the media’s coverage of the terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut cannot

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Leveraging the Surge

Two weeks ago, Pentagon officials allegedly discussed a strategy to escalate U.S. pressure on Iran with the intention of

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Liberal Hawks: Flying in Neocon Circles

In the heat of Iraq the neoconservatives are seeing their visions of Pax Americana turn into nightmares and headaches. But

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Libya Intervention More Questionable in Rear View Mirror

The NATO intervention in Libya left behind an unstable state and helped to spread Libyan arms into conflicts throughout the

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Libya Splitting Republicans in 1990s Redux

In a replay of the infighting among Republicans over U.S. military interventions in the Balkans in the 1990s, U

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Libya: A Cautionary Tale

Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya has become a cautionary tale about the long-term consequences

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Libyan Weapons Arming Regional Conflicts

Black-market weapons from Libya’s civil war are turning up from Nigeria to Syria as former fighters look to

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Lieberman’s Loss: What It Means

Sen. Joe Lieberman's August 8 defeat in Connecticut's Democratic primary by a little-known anti-war candidate marks

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Life Goes On, Barely, After 50 Years of Occupation

During five decades of Israeli occupation, the number of Palestinian refugees has grown with every generation, saturating basic services in

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Light At End of Tunnel Elusive, Despite Obama’s Efforts

The announced “end” of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq and the start of direct talks on Israeli-Palestinian

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Lindsey Graham Blames Iran For 9/11 Attacks

During a recent speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared to blame the 9/11 attacks

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Lindsey Graham Says Congress Will “Follow [Bibi’s] Lead”

Sen. Lindsey Graham has remarkably gone to Jerusalem and told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. Congress

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Lindsey Graham’s “All-Jewish Cabinet”

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently spoke bluntly about his aim to rely on “pro-Israel” funding to support his

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Little Support in Washington for Kerry’s Mideast Efforts

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's recent push to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations has received almost no support

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Little U.S. Popular Support for Israeli Attack on Iran

Americans may sympathize with Israel’s quandary over Iran, but there’s little public support for getting the United States

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Long Live NATO

The cold war is long over, but with the support of U.S. supremacists in both parties NATO lives on

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Look Who’s Downplaying Iran’s Nuclear Threat

Imagine Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telling a group of leading U.S. policymakers that Iran's nuclear weapons program

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Looking Beyond a Nuclear Agreement with Iran

A new report by the Center for New American Security, a think tank close to the Obama White House, emphasizes

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Losing Pakistan’s Hearts and Minds—and the “War on Terror”

Pakistan is facing one of the worst internal crises in its history. The turmoil—intimately tied to the Bush administration

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Losing the Popularity Contest

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Lower Oil Prices Will Not Turn Producers into Pushovers

The belief that lower oil prices push U.S. rivals to make concessions is mistaken and discourages U.S. flexibility

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Major U.S. Debate Over Wisdom of Syria Attack

Recent allegations that Bashar al-Assad’s forces used chemical weapons have bolstered the standing of Washington’s Syria hawks

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Making Sense Of U.S. Moves In The Middle East

With President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talking openly about a possible “escalation between us and the

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Maliki’s Doubts Threaten Post-2011 Troop Presence Plan

President Obama’s plan to station U.S. combat troops in Iraq beyond 2011 is threatened by developments in both

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Many More Snakes Than Ladders for U.S. Policy in 2014

President Barack Obama faces a number of critical foreign policy challenges in 2014—ranging from escalating tensions in East Asia

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Marco Rubio Is Winning the Neocon Primary

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is quietly racking up the support of right-wing mega-donors and

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Mark Kirk Wanted Release of Americans Held in Iran Before He Was Against It

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), a hardline Iran hawk who consistently opposes diplomatic efforts to constrain Iran’s nuclear program

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Mark Kirk: First I was for the State Department, Now I Prefer Israel

Sen. Mark Kirk, the strongly hawkish Republican from Illinois who has accused the State Department of playing politics by negotiating

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Mass Tragedy Feared as Closure of MEK Camp Looms

U.S. officials fear that unless the MEK’s leaders approve of vacating their camp north of Baghdad, the residents

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Mattis and the Revolving Door

For the military-industrial-congressional complex, it doesn’t get much better than this

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Mattis, Pompeo, Kelly, Bolton, Coats: Resign Now

Since the secretary of defense, secretary of state, White House chief of staff, national security advisor, and director of national

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McChrystal’s High-Tech Spin on Afghan Civilian Deaths

Rather than reining in the special ops units mainly responsible for civilian casualties, the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan

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Media Focus on Anti-Regime Exiles Plays Into Amhadinejad’s Hands

Western’s media’s recent focus on pro-regime change Iranian exile groups has given the authorities in Tehran a

Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for U.S. sanctions against Iran

Saudi efforts to negotiate an end to the Yemen war in a bid to open a dialogue with Iran could

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Middle East Sustains Appetite for Arms

Simmering regional tensions, fears of uprising, and abundant oil wealth are driving a glut of arms sales in the Arab

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Middle Eastern Turmoil and the Scaremongering on Iran

The latest twist in the Iran nuclear talks is the deal killers' efforts to paint recent turmoil in the region

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Mideast Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone Remains in Limbo

Although political conditions and opposition from the U.S. and Israel have stymied efforts to create a nuclear weapons-free

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Mideast Peace Key to Countering Iran, Arabs Told US Diplomats

Although U.S. neoconservatives and their right-wing Israeli counterparts have touted the Wikileaks dump as showing that Arab governments

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Mideast Peace Talks Get New Lease on Life

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry exceeded expectations in getting Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the table for new

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Midterms: A Modest Change, Maybe

While the November 7 midterm election will doubtless change the atmospherics in Washington, DC, it is unlikely to have a

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Militarized Humanitarianism in Africa

The U.S. military is using humanitarian missions to gain a foothold for future interventions in Africa

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Military Dominance in Mideast a Costly Myth?

The United States might not be the dominant power in the Middle East that the Obama administration seems to presume

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Military Hawks Upset with Debt Deal

Proposed defense cuts in the deal to raise the debt ceiling have caused neoconservatives to lambast the agreement

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Military Option Recedes amid Tug-of-War over Iran Policy

The Obama administration hasn’t shied away from confrontation with Iran, but some administration officials are resisting pressure from Congress

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Misinterpreting the Militias

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Missing the Point in Pakistan

A missile strike on March 16 by an unmanned U.S. drone inside Pakistan’s terrorist-infested tribal areas

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More AID for Pakistan

While much of the foreign policy debate has focused on Afghanistan and Iran recently, official Washington has been moving to

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More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report

Even as 'pro-Israel' advocacy groups press for harsher sanctions on Iran, an emerging think tank consensus in Washington emphasizes

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More Distortions on Iran from the Times

A recent New York Times article alleging that Iran has not abided by the interim-nuclear deal reached in 2013

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More Sanctions, More Problems

Because lifting U.S. sanctions on Iran requires legislative action that Congress is unlikely to take no matter what steps

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More Troops, More Worries, Less Consensus on Afghanistan

Critics fear that Obama’s potential “surge” in Afghanistan may incite, rather than resolve, violence and resentment

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More Voices Urge Obama to Rein In Netanyahu

In light of the Israeli government’s decision to build thousands of new settlement units in retaliation for the UN

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Moving Backward with Move America Forward

Move America Forward (MAF), a California-based advocacy group, believes that moving the country forward requires kicking the United Nations

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Mugged by Reality?

With just over 18 months left in office, the administration of President George W. Bush appears once again to be

Muscular Nonrationality: Amitai Etzioni and War with Iran

Once described as the “Everything Expert” by Time magazine, Amitai Etzioni, the renowned social scientist and public intellectual based at

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Nairobi Attack Exposes Flawed U.S. Terror Policies

The recent assault by Somali terrorists on a Kenyan mall has highlighted the limitations of—and blowback from—targeting terrorists

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Nearly 2/3 of U.S. Public Opposes Withdrawing from Iran Nuclear Deal

As Trump supporters gear up for a fight to weaken or destroy the Iran nuclear deal, a new poll has

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Neo-Cons, Hawks Can’t Get No Iraq Traction

Despite their ubiquity on television talk shows and newspaper op-ed pages, the hawks who propelled the U.S. into

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Neo-Cons, Israel Lobby Mobilize to Pre-empt Obama Pentagon Favorite

Neocons and leaders of the powerful Israel lobby are waging an all-out campaign to pre-empt the nomination by

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Neo-Conservatives Lead Charge against Turkey

A familiar clutch of neo-conservative hawks is going on the offensive against what they see as the Gaza flotilla

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Neocon Ideologues Launch New Foreign Policy Group

The newly founded Foreign Policy Initiative, led by the same neocon writers who set up the Project for the New

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Neocon Redux: Blame Iran, Back Israel

Israel's military offensives in Gaza and Lebanon have reenergized the neoconservatives, who see an opportunity to regain influence lost

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Neocons and Liberal Hawks Converge on Counterinsurgency

As the United States boosts its forces in Afghanistan, hawks in both Republican and Democratic circles are championing small wars

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Neocons and Liberals Together, Again

The neoconservative Project for the New American Century (PNAC) has signaled its intention to continue shaping the government's national

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Neocons Call For War Against Iran In Syria After Israeli Strikes

The usual neocon suspects, including at the American Enterprise Institute and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, are making a

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Neocons Campaign to Preempt Iran Talks

With the presidential transition running full-steam ahead, hardliners are busy lining up their arguments for why talks with Iran

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Neocons Defend Saudi Arabia

Neocon pundits have lined up in support of the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Saudi Arabia in the wake of that

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Neocons Double their Standards on Prisoner Release

Rightwing foreign policy hawks have applied a double standard in their comments on the prisoner exchange between Iran and the

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Neocons Echo Kirkpatrick, Defend Saudi Arabia

Neoconservative columnists like the Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens continue to use the same discredited arguments to defend U

Neocons in the Age of Trump? The Case of the FDD and Iran’s “Fake Opposition”

Neoconservatives and like-minded hawks have sought to burnish their public images in the wake of President Trump’s bumbling

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Neocons Launch 2016 Manifesto

An organization advising many of the 2016 GOP presidential candidates and dominated by neoconservative ideologues has published a comprehensive outline

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Neocons Target Assad Regime

Despite opposition from the Obama administration and the apparent ambivalence on the part of Israel’s right-wing government, neoconservatives

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Neocons vs. Neocon on Iran

The latest Iran bill wending its way through Congress has divided neoconservatives as Bill Kristol and his Emergency Committee for

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Neocons Who Brought You The Iraq War Endorse AIPAC’s Iran Bill

The Foreign Policy Initiative, a neoconservative letterhead group that shares many names with the erstwhile Project for the New American

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Neocons—Down but Not Out

Corrected on June 6, 2006. Of all the personnel changes that have occurred in the Bush administration during the first

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Neocons: Regime Change or Bust

Encouraging Japan to build nuclear weapons, shipping food aid via submarines, and running secret sabotage operations inside North Korea's

Neoconservatism in a New Era

With change coming to Washington in the form of a new president who campaigned on a slate of foreign policies

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Neoconservative Comeback? They Never Left

In many ways, Donald Trump’s bellicosity, his militarism, his hectoring cant about American exceptionalism and national greatness, his bullying

Neoconservative Redux with Libya

In a distinct echo of the tactics they pursued to encourage U.S. intervention in the Balkans and Iraq, a

Neoconservative Resurgence in the Age of Obama

Despite their political plunge, neoconservatives—and the think tanks that sustain them—have been surprisingly skilled at reinventing themselves and

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Neoconservatives Despair Over U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

Nervous about potential U.S. rapprochement with Tehran over its nuclear enrichment program, some neoconservatives are urging Israel to scuttle

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Neoconservatives Losing Hold Over Republican Foreign Policy

Neoconservative dominance of Republican Party foreign policy trends is steadily waning, with leading 2012 candidates expressing doubt about U.S

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Netanyahu – Unlike Olmert – Refuses Explicit Iran Attack Threat

The government of Benjamin Netanyahu enjoys a hawkish reputation, but both Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have been careful

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Netanyahu and Obama: Name-Calling and its Discontents

Recent name-calling notwithstanding, US-Israel relations are not at a point of crisis, but could be in the near

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Netanyahu And Trump: No Palestinian State, No Condemnations of Anti-Semitism

The meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided the clearest indication yet that the United States

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Netanyahu at the UN: Frozen Bodies, Blatant Lies, and Imaginary Children

The Israeli prime minister's tells imaginary tales at the UN about meetings with Palestinians

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Netanyahu Conditions Denounced as “War” by Palestinians

Benjamin Netanyahu’s AIPAC speech demonstrates that he is not interested in a fair peace with Palestine

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Netanyahu Disappoints at the UN

During his recent UN speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of trying to “fool the world with a

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Netanyahu Is a National Security Risk—And Washington Knows It

Once a taboo topic in Washington, leading members of the foreign policy establishment now increasingly scrutinize Israel’s actions

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Netanyahu Makes A Case For The JCPOA

The last time that a U.S. administration kicked out of a Middle Eastern country international inspectors who were getting

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Netanyahu Pounds War Drums

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent call for the United States to "create a credible threat of military action" suggests

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Netanyahu’s 2010 Order Was Not a Move to War on Iran

Reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to prepare for a strike on Iran in 2010

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Netanyahu’s Perfidious Performance at CAP

The claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his presentation at the Center for American Progress have been

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New Bid for Mideast Talks after Five-Year Hiatus

Some observers—including former President Jimmy Carter—are optimistic that a referendum could provide popular legitimacy to a potential Israeli

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New Deals, Old Deals, And Non-Deals With Iran

The discussions at the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron about devising, in Macron’s words, a “new deal

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New Einhorn Report on Final Iran Deal Focuses Debate

A recent report by a Brookings scholar recommends passing a congressional authorization for war in the event that Iran abandons

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New Gestures to Opposition Unlikely to Change U.S. Syria Policy

The Obama administration has recently increased its assistance to Syrian rebels, but experts believe the White House is more interested

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New Homeland Security Czar’s Legal Dragnet

Michael Chertoff, who served as the head of the Justice Department's criminal division under Attorney General John Ashcroft, has

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New Iranian President; Same Old US Approach

By reflexively calling to maintain or increase sanctions on Iran, Washington commentators are helping to sully any opportunity to open

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New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama

The man who helped build Netanyahu’s “war cabinet” sounds skeptical about an Israeli strike on Iran and has shifted

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New Neocon Mantra: Iran, like Soviet Union, on Verge of Collapse

Encouraged by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s statement late last month that Washington favors “peaceful” regime change in Iran

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New Nuclear Hysteria in the Middle East

This is not the first time that the risk that Gulf countries may acquire nuclear arms has been raised. Prince

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New Nukes in the Middle Eest?

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon claimed at the recent Munich Security Conference that Persian Gulf states are seeking nuclear

New Report Identifies Organisational Nexus of Islamophobia

In a ground-breaking new report, the Center for American Progress reveals the small group of inter-connected foundations, think

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New Resource for Tracking US Military and Police Aid

A recently launched website unveils U.S. security and military assistance to countries around the world

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New Revelations of the US in Iran

A much-awaited new State Department volume covering the period 1951 to 1954 does not reveal much new about the

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New Solution for the Old City?

As the anniversary of the "reunification" of Jerusalem is observed this week, marking Israel's annexation of the eastern portion

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New Steps by Obama to Curb Atrocities in Syria, Elsewhere

The Obama administration’s new “Atrocities Prevention Board” has drawn bipartisan praise, but some critics worry that it institutionalizes the

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New U.S. Bomb Production?

The U.S. Energy Department is pushing to expand nuclear weapons programs at the same time that President Obama is

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New U.S.-Pakistani Supply Accord Seen as Tenuous

Pakistan has reopened its border for NATO supply routes into Afghanistan in exchange for a U.S. apology for killing

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New U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal

The new U.S.-Russia nuclear agreement, hailed as one of President Obama's most significant foreign policy accomplishments, will

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New US Sanctions on Iran

Amid rising calls for preparing to strike Iran, the Obama administration imposed new unilateral sanctions on Iranian officials whom it

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Next Hurdle for Iran Deal: AIPAC’s Plan B (Endorsed by Post)

Having lost the Iran deal vote, AIPAC and hawkish outlets like the Washington Post are moving to support other measures

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NIE Aftermath

A little over a week after a U.S. intelligence report concluded that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in

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Nine Years in, Afghans Don’t Trust US

A new independent report calls into doubt whether recent U.S. moves aimed at reducing civilian casualties in Afghanistan have

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No Deal Yet Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

Talks between Iran and the world powers known as the P5+1 have yet to yield an agreement

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No Help from Washington

(Inter Press Service) Amid regional fears of a summer war between Israel and Syria, the two countries may in fact

No Tea Parties for “Bibi”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to arrive in Washington just in time to witness the dénouement in

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No to Palestinian Peace Envoy: US to UN

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley's veto of former Palestinian-Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the UN

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No Top Secrets, but Damaging Nonetheless

The dump of U.S. diplomatic cables reveals few deep secrets but may bury diplomatic trust in the short run

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Noam Chomsky on the Iran Deal

Famed linguist Noam Chomsky dismantles the claim that Iran is the gravest threat to world peace

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Nobel Laureate Calls for Armed Intervention in Nigeria

On the International Day of Peace, Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka visited the United Nations—and called for armed intervention

Non-Accomplishment In Syria

The reality is that the Assad regime is winning the Syrian civil war, and this matters far less to U

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NORPAC Helps House Hawk Attack Iran Deal

The biggest donor to anti-Iran deal Rep. Ed Royce’s (R-CA) 2014 campaign committee was NORPAC, a political

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North Korea Is Not Iran

North Korea and Iran both understand the lesson of Libya: Muammar Qaddafi, a horrifyingly brutal dictator, gave up his nuclear

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North Korea—Beyond the Point of No Return?

In its initial reaction to North Korea's apparent nuclear test, the Bush administration indicated it would seek the strongest

North Korea: Hand-Wringing over Success

The same neoconservatives who dominated the Bush administration for almost eight years are now screaming like stuck pigs over the

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Not “What,” Just “Who”

What do the current Pakistani political crisis, Israel's September air strike against Syria, and Iran's continued pursuit of

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Now the Hard Part: Implementing “Af-Pak”

Now that his administration has completed its review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Obama gets to

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Nuclear Deal with Iran Likely to Enhance U.S. Regional Leverage

A new report by former senior U.S. foreign-policy officials and regional experts argues that a U.S. nuclear

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Nuclear Diplomacy With North Korea And Iran: Let The Comparisons Begin

A comparison of U.S. nuclear diplomacy with Iran and the current version with North Korea puts the former in

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Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report

A report by the Center for a New American Security, a national security think tank close to the Obama administration

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Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report

A new report by the Rand Corporation argues that while a nuclear-armed Iran might raise tensions among the country

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Nuclear Warrior Replaces John Bolton as Arms Control Chief

The top U.S. government official in charge of arms control advocates the offensive use of nuclear weapons and has

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Nuke Summit Agenda Circumvents Armed Powers

An upcoming global summit to address the threat of nuclear weapons will focus on the proliferation of nuclear materials to

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Obama Administration Reveals Deep Divisions on Syria Policy

Despite the Obama administration’s apparent skepticism about the wisdom of providing U.S. arms to Syrian rebels, recent reports

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Obama Advisor Has Ties to Neocons

(Inter Press Service) With the 2008 presidential campaign at its end, pundits have begun to discuss in earnest what expected

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Obama and Netanyahu—Friends Again?

Described as a “meaningless PR exercise” by one prominent observer, this week’s meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama

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Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: It’s Time to Act

As President Barack Obama travels to Israel and Palestine in the spring, Washington’s unconditional backing of Israel could soon

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Obama Announces Final Afghanistan Withdrawal by End-2016

President Barack Obama has announced that all U.S. troops will be removed from Afghanistan by the end of 2016

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Obama Appeals to Muslim World for “New Beginning”

In his speech in Cairo, President Barack Obama extended a hand to the world’s 1.5 bil lion Muslims

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Obama Confirms Full Withdrawal by Christmas

President Obama has confirmed his commitment to ending the U.S. troop presence in Iraq on schedule—much to the

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Obama Doctrine of Multilateralism on the Line in Libya

Does President Obama’s cautious, limited approach to intervention in Libya augur a new U.S. role in world affairs

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Obama Embraces Escalation in Afghanistan

In a highly anticipated speech, President Barack Obama announced the dispatch of 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan

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Obama Foreign Policy Likely to Face Republican Challenges

While foreign policy issues played almost no role in last Tuesday's election results, the historic Republican landslide will almost

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Obama Gets More Time for Iran Nuclear Deal

The U.S. Senate appears unlikely to vote on any new Iran sanctions before December 2013, giving the administration time

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Obama in the Middle East: Condominium Or Equilibrium?

As recent events demonstrate, the Obama administration has a vision of Middle East equilibrium that balances limited rapprochement with Iran

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Obama Increasingly Isolated on Syria Military Action

Washington’s failure to enlist a robust “coalition of the willing” for a strike on Syria mirrors the Obama administration

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Obama Leaves Door Open to Long-Term US Afghan Combat

Despite Barack Obama's announcement of a gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan, the reality is that U.S. troops are far

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Obama Mideast Peace Plan in the Works?

The Obama administration appears to be considering launching a major push later this year to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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Obama Mulling Broader Strikes Against ISIS?

Obama administration officials have strongly hinted that they are considering expanding their intervention against ISIS over the Syrian border

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Obama Nominates Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

President Obama’s appointment of Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon will likely prove contentious, even as his appointment of

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Obama Peace Vision Sparks New Disputes

In his Middle East speech, Barack Obama offered policy prescriptions that largely toed the Israeli line, making Israeli Prime Minister

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Obama Prepares for Showdown with Congress Over Iran Deal

Now that a final nuclear deal with Iran is on the horizon, Republicans in Congress will have a harder time

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Obama Pressed on Syrian End-Game

With the Assad regime showing new vulnerability, neoconservatives and other hawks are pressuring the Obama administration to ramp up U

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Obama Pressured to Back Off Iraq Withdrawal

(Inter Press Service) The promotion of Robert M. Gates as President-Elect Barack Obama's secretary of defense appears to

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Obama Pushes START Treaty to Top of Legislative Agenda

With time running out before he faces a much more hostile and Republican Congress, President Obama seems to have made

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Obama Resists Growing Pressure to Intervene in Syria

Neoconservatives and other U.S. hawks are mounting pressure on the Obama administration to intervene in Syria, but so far

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Obama Riding a Mideast Tiger

The Obama administration is scrambling to confront an unprecedented number of challenges across the Arab world

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Obama Scrambles to Save Foreign Policy Agenda

Calls to block the new START Treaty reveal the challenges confronting President Obama in gaining any support from Republicans on

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Obama Scraps Missile Defense in Czech Republic, Poland

President Obama’s decision to scrap long-range-missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic seems aimed at

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Obama Security Strategy Stresses Economy, Multilateralism

In his first National Security Strategy, President Obama pledged to maintain the U.S.'s "military superiority" while stressing that

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Obama Seeks to Quiet Outrage over Gaza Flotilla Killings

While calling the blockade against Gaza "unsustainable and unacceptable,” the Obama administration has steadfastly avoided assigning blame for the deadly

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Obama Seeks to Reassure Anxious Asians on “Rebalance”

As the U.S. attempts to reassure its allies in Asia of its longstanding security commitments in the wake of

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Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria

The Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons has led to calls for increased U.S. assistance to rebels

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Obama Should “Resist the Call” to Intervene in Syria

A former U.S. ambassador to NATO warns President Obama to avoid the temptation to intervene militarily in Syria and

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Obama Signals Reset of U.S. Foreign Policy

President Obama has indicated a desire to reposition U.S. foreign policy toward multilateral priorities and away from military force

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Obama Still Globally Popular, But Doubts Grow in Muslim World

Although President Obama’s popularity around the globe remains high, a recent poll shows considerable disillusionment with the direction of

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Obama Stresses Multilateralism over Militarism at West Point

President Barack Obama has announced a plan to fight terrorism through multilateral actions and cooperation with foreign governments rather than

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Obama Takes the Centrist Option on Withdrawal

By announcing a small troop drawdown, but refraining to set a deadline for full troop withdrawal, Barack Obama is trying

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Obama the Anti-Semite?

Critics of the Iran nuclear deal seek to inoculate themselves from pushback by leveling claims of anti-Semitism at President

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Obama to Accelerate Handover to Afghan Army

Hinting at the possibility of a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Obama announced recently that

Obama to Pro-Israel Lobby Group: ‘Too Much Loose Talk of War’

Before a skeptical audience of delegates from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, President Obama affirmed U.S-Israeli ties

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Obama Troop Surge Decision Ignored Pak-Taliban Ties

President Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan has not fully come to terms with the fact that Pakistan

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Obama Trying to Keep Peace Talks Alive

With Israeli-Palestinian tensions rising and the peace process faltering, the Obama administration has made a controversial offer to Israel

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Obama Weighs Options as Afghan War Enters Ninth Year

On the eighth anniversary of the launch of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, President Obama spent much of his

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Obama-Congress Iran Sanctions Battle Goes International

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The midterm elections have been hailed as a victory for the Tea Party, whose anti-establishment revolt seems to have

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START Supporters Play Iran Card

The Obama administration is trying to sell the new START to Republicans by arguing that failure to ratify the treaty

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State of Schizophrenia

Over the past year and a half, the State Department has reemerged as the preeminent force in U.S. foreign

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State of the Empire in 2015

President Obama’s State of the Union address highlighted some defensible goals in regards to foreign policy, but left out

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Stifling Dissent

A National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran has been held up for more than a year in an effort to

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Stoking War with Iran Courts Disaster

President Trump and his Iranophobe supporters are itching for a war with Iran, without any consideration of the disastrous consequences

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Strong Majority of U.S. Jews Likely to Stick with Obama

Despite an aggressive push by Republicans and neoconservatives to pry Jewish voters from the Obama camp, American Jews are largely

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Study Group Urges “Strategic Engagement” with Iran

A new study by two centrist think tanks urges the Obama administration to pursue a policy of "strategic engagement" with

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Success of Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Program Doubtful

(Inter Press Service) A military attack on Iran's major nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would likely

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Surge Expansion?

On the same day that Gen. David Petraeus delivered to Congress his much anticipated progress report on the U.S

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Survey Shows Strong Majority Support for Obama Approach on Iran

According to a new poll, a strong majority of the U.S. public supports a nuclear agreement with Iran in

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Switch to Petraeus Betrays Afghan Policy Crisis

Ostensibly a result of the indiscreet comments by General McChrystal and his aides, the switch from McChrystal to General Petraeus

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Syria Diplomacy Helps Shuffle Global Order

The recent U.S. failure to marshal international support for military intervention in Syria—and subsequent reliance on diplomacy—highlights

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Syria Opposition Wins International Backing

The Syrian National Coalition—the new Syrian opposition umbrella group—recently won recognition from the more than 100 countries in

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Syria, CAR top U.N.’s Challenges for 2014

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has identified the ongoing disintegration of Syria and the Central African Republic as key challenges

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Syria: Neocons Get Almost Giddy

Hopeful that Donald Trump may actually be their kind of guy, neoconservatives are full of praise for the cruise-missile

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Syria: Rebel In-Fighting Weakens Uprising

Fierce infighting among moderate and Islamist rebel groups, as well as Hezbollah's entry into the war, have boosted the

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Syria’s Advantage in the Peace Process

As the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama struggles to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Syria is well positioned

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Syria’s Twin Jihads

The longer Syria's civil war drags on, the more it develops a religious character for its sectarian combatants—Sunni

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Syrian Opposition Rebrands as Rebels Advance

Syrian opposition groups have organized under a new umbrella in an effort to appease foreign benefactors

Syrian Withdrawal a Dangerous Regional Gambit

Could the Syria debacle finally force some Middle Eastern regimes to begin exploring the possibility of rapprochement with their neighbors

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Tacking Right?

As the midterm elections approach, the Democrats must decide where they stand. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) stood his ground

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Takeaways From The Israeli Election

The new government will, once again, be the most right wing in Israel’s history. But this time, the length

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Taking The U.S. And Iran Off Collision Course

A series of escalations in both word and deed have raised fears of U.S.-Iranian military confrontation, either direct

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Taking The U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom From Bad To Worse

The recent appointment of purveyors of anti-Muslim rhetoric to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom exposes the

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Targeting Syria

Nearly three weeks have passed since Israeli warplanes conducted a mysterious raid against an as yet unidentified target in northeast

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Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business

The battle over the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has been a humbling experience for

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Teaching Jihad?

Iran's post-revolutionary education system continues to teach children to discriminate against women and religious minorities, according to a

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Tehran Rebuffs U.S. Overtures

Iran’s dismissive response to U.S. attempts at engagement will likely isolate it even further, much to the

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Ten Years After Iraq War, Neo-Cons Struggle to Hold Republicans

Neoconservatives and like-minded militarists continue to hold sway over the Republican Party's foreign policy establishment 10 years after

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Ten Years Later, Still Equating Terrorism with Islam

Even 10 years after 9/11, American Muslims continue to face discrimination, suspicion, and profiling

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The Abrams Attack on Kerry

Elliot Abrams has wildly argued in a recent column that Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments in reaction to

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The Affinity Between Iraqi Sunni Extremists and the Rulers of Saudi Arabia

The extremist group ISIS has used a Saudi tactic—monopolizing oil revenues—to fund its brutal execution of a Saudi

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The Al-Qaida Gambit?

Following revelations of a George W. Bush administration policy to hold Iran responsible for any al-Qaida attack on the

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The American Chaos Machine: U.S. Foreign Policy Goes Off the Rails

What if this administration’s chaos-sowing proves an end in itself, one that coheres with the millenarian fantasies of

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The American Right’s Holy War in Egypt

The neoconservative split over Egypt may not be symptomatic of what’s happening among other elements of the U.S

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The Americans Should Have Their Own Chilcot

The United States needs to undertake the same type of investigation that condemned former Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision

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The Annexation of Palestine Could Be Closer Than You Think

A senior Israeli government minister has announced that he will introduce legislation to effectively annex Israel’s third-largest settlement

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The Apocalyptics

Dress them up in black, put some Goth makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and the

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The Arab World Has Changed, So Should Washington

If Washington banks again on autocratic leaders to preserve "stability" in the Middle East, it will sow the seeds of

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The Arrogance that Slays

It is still unclear if 2016 will be the year in which American voters end the influence of neoconservatives on

The Attack-Syria Coalition: Then and Now

The ongoing crisis in Syria has become a litmus test for Bush-era neoconservatives, as well as the larger interventionist

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The Baker Solution?

For the many foreign policy experts who have reached an advanced state of despair over the ever-plunging image and

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The Baker-Hamilton Recommendations: Too Little, Too Late?

One of Aesop's fables recounts how once upon a time Mount Ida, the birthplace of Zeus, experienced a huge

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The Blame Game

Stumping for Republican candidates across the country in recent weeks, Vice President Dick Cheney has honed in on a particular

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The Bluster Offensive

When the George W. Bush administration launched a high-profile campaign in January and February accusing Iran of exporting armor

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The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016

A tight-knit network of think-tank gurus, special interest groups, and media pundits have peddled a plethora of alarmist

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The Brotherhood Bogeyman

While the Muslim Brotherhood claims it is the victim of lies and distortions, policymakers aligned with the “Israel lobby” want

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The Bush Breakdown

There may have been moments during their summit at his family's compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, when President George W

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The Case Against Dismantling The Iran Deal: A View From Israel

Israel, which is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, is paradoxically among the principal beneficiaries of the