Analysis & Commentary
Obama and Netanyahu Closer on Iran, But Is It Too Late?
President Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli public Wednesday that the United States will not let Iran obtain a nuclear weapon, and the two leaders appeared to move closer on the issue than in the past.
Shining Light of Social Media
The Saudi novelist and Arabic Booker prizewinner Abdo Khaal once said that the main problem of our society is that it hides its issues so deep, it become nearly impossible to talk about them anymore.
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (’98): Why We’re Losing the War on Terrorism
Growing up I had no idea that I would end up doing what I do now. Nor did I have an idea that I’d end up in this field when I left college, though I did leave Wake Forest having studied, developed an interest in...
Iran Work Shows Kirk Adjusting to Life Post-Stroke
In his first major appearance this year outside the halls of Congress, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk had a succinct message to convey. "I have one message for the dictators in Tehran, 'I'm baaack,'" Kirk called out to the attendees of the American...
Copenhagen Process Tackles Delicate Topic of Detainees in Military Operations
During the ongoing conflict in Mali, French troops, pro-government forces and rebels have all taken prisoners, according to news reports. In some cases, those who have been detained by pro-government forces...
Why India Is Finally Complying With Sanctions on Iran
Earlier this week, North Korea canceled its 1953 armistice with the South, offering a vivid and no-doubt intentional reminder of how nuclear weapons can turn localized conflicts into the subject of intense global anxiety.
New Israeli Coalition Government Formed
Key parties in Israel have reached an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on forming a governing coalition. The deal signed on Friday has Netanyahu's Likud party alliance partnering with the secular Yesh Atid party...
The Next Arab Challenge
Ibrahim el-Houdaiby is exactly the sort of man the United States needs on its side these days. A 29-year-old graduate of the American University in Cairo, he is one of the firebrands who decamped to Tahrir Square...
Nuke Program? Turkey’s Got an App for That
German prosecutors have accused Turkey of exporting to Iran nearly 1,000 items with “nuclear applications,” according to German and Turkish media reports. German prosecutors allege...
Is the Clandestine Service a Den of Promiscuity or Not?
Ever since the scandal involving ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell erupted, the topic of sexual infidelity in the CIA has filled the pages of newspapers and magazines. And without a doubt...
Hezbollah, Jabhat al-Nusra Set for Showdown in Syria
The Lebanese have been fearful ever since the civil war erupted next door in Syria that it would spread to their nation and trigger communal fighting within their borders. And with the influx of huge numbers of refugees...
US Imposes Sanctions on Covert Iran Oil-Shipping Network
The United States slapped financial sanctions on Thursday on a Greek businessman it says secretly operated a shipping network on behalf of the Iranian government to get around...
Taking Refugees Off the Table
NEW YORK – At a small gathering last week in New York City’s Harvard Club, former Labor and Independence MK Dr. Einat Wilf argued against an “insane” policy that was perpetuating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Iran-North Korea’s ‘Axis of Evil’ Revived By New Nuclear Ties
The axis of evil is alive and well, but few people have been paying attention. Instead, Libya, the Arab Spring and the uprising in Syria hogged the spotlight. But out of the headlines, rogue nuclear powers...
Putting Iran on Notice
A growing number of United States companies have been forced to disclose their business ties to Iran following the recent implementation of a sanctions measure. More than 90 companies, including a number of U.S. companies...
Experts Call For Change in UN Palestinian Refugee Policy
The way that Steven J. Rosen sees it, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is being held back because of mathematics. “Multiplication of numbers does not lead to peace,” said Rosen...
Boiling Point
Unrest is growing in the Palestinian territories ahead of President Barack Obama’s first visit to Israel on March 20. Riots and protests have erupted throughout the West Bank...
10 Things to Know About Drones
Drones received nearly 13 hours of attention on the Senate floor Wednesday: the tools were the center of a filibuster delaying confirmation of CIA Director nominee John Brennan, as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)...
Al Qaeda’s ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ List Confirms Its Propaganda Machine is Still Running
A hate list of 11 politicians, writers, cartoonists and polemicists accused of insulting Islam has been published by the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with a graphic description of them as...
Bin Laden Son-in-Law Detained Overseas, Brought to New York
Prosecutors unsealed an indictment against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on Thursday that charged him with conspiracy to kill Americans, after government sources said he was arrested overseas and brought...
