Send a US Ambassador to Damascus
Some argue that the new Bashar al-Assad regime may be more likely to enact significant change in Syria, which could give more priority to ideological ideas than to pure power politics.
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Old U.S. Allies Are Hedging Their Strategic Bets
Washington should welcome the steps towards strategic adjustment being pursued by its allies and refrain from any attempt to force them to re-embrace to the old subservient approach towards the United States.
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Damascus Explosion Not All That it Seems
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Waking the Sleepy Nuclear Watchdog
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Our Problematic Syria Policy
Syria must join with other Arab nations in the effort to isolate Iran. For too long, it has served as a destabilizing force in the region.
Are Iraqis Undead? Why the Refugees in Damascus Are More Like Edward Cullen Than You Think
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Simple Pleasures and Long-term Care for Iraqi Refugees in Syria
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Billie Jean in Baghdad
For every five people who have read Lolita in Tehran, roughly a billion have tried, in the privacy of their own rooms, to master the moonwalk.
The Challenge of Arab Unemployment -- An Issue We Must Not Ignore!
While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.
What Foul Deeds Lie Beneath the Cloak of National Security
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Arar v. Ashcroft, through a series of machinations declaring certain claims insufficiently pleaded,...
Mothers and Soldiers: Healing the Bonds Destroyed by War
Susan Galleymore is the author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War & Terror. She made international headlines as she traveled to Iraq to visit her son stationed in the Sunni Triangle.
Obama's Off To A Very Good Start
I think Obama's off to a very good start. But let's not clear space on Mount Rushmore yet. Just as I didn't think he deserved the Nobel, I don't think that Obama's very good start equates to a great presidency.
No Toilets or Air For "Forgotten Prisoners"
Prison conditions worldwide are worse than the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture could have imagined. Jails without air, toilets and food are not rare.
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The Past Two Week's Top Stories in International Affairs: The Real Deal with Iran The 5+1 (UN Permanent Security Council Members plus Germany) were a...
Getting the Vietnam Analogy Right in Afghanistan
The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
Turkey Exposed: Cannot Pretend to be Both Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli
Playing the skillful political games of their Ottoman predecessors, Turkey's current masters present their country under various guises -- as European...
Counter-Factual History: McCain Is President and Bono Wins the Nobel Prize
"I have to admit that I'm beginning to miss George W. Bush," is the way former Republican Senator "Chuck" Hagel responded when being asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer to assess the foreign policy record of the administration of Republican President John McCain.
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