If you ever wondered why we elected Obama, here you have it: the Axis of Evil is dead.
Jon Soltz | Posted 04.17.2009 | World
When it comes to stabilizing the region and denying al Qaeda free ground, bringing in a wide range of players is a good idea, as long as they're willing to make concessions to have a seat at the table.
Robert Naiman | Posted 04.11.2009 | World
If you're interested in a "way forward" in Afghanistan that's not built around killing a bunch of innocent people for no reason, then I strongly encou...
AP | SAM F. GHATTAS | Posted 04.07.2009 | World
DAMASCUS, Syria — A senior U.S. envoy visiting Syria said Saturday that there is common ground between Washington and Damascus but cautioned not...
Robert Naiman | Posted 03.29.2009 | World
A key fact about the recent history of Iraq is absolutely critical to the nascent debate about Afghanistan: there was more to the Iraq "surge" than sending additional troops.
AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.05.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is sending a women's badminton team to Iran this week as part of a broad bid to engage the Iranian people ...
antiwar.com | Doug Bandow | Posted 03.02.2009 | World
Much of the world has greeted the transfer of power from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama with sighs of relief if not shouts of joy....
Hooman Majd | Posted 02.27.2009 | World
If the Obama administration is serious about working towards a solution to the Iran problem, it might want to reconsider its approach at the U.N.
Taylor Marsh | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make a strong partner for President Obama's diplomatic outreach and an invaluable partner for Senator Mitchell.
Jamie Metzl | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics
We must transform the American government's primary means of public communication from a one-way broadcast model to a two-way dialogue model.
Robert Naiman | Posted 02.12.2009 | World
The threat that the United States would launch a military attack on Iran has never been "taken off the table," but you'd be hard pressed to find many ...
Robert Naiman | Posted 01.29.2009 | World
The question is how long it will take international outrage to build to the level necessary to force the US government to stop backing the Israeli military action.
Rob Kall | Posted 01.26.2009 | World
What's next, tribal chieftain free penile pump implants and free breast implant surgery for selected tribal chieftan wives?
Robert Naiman | Posted 01.23.2009 | World
President-elect Obama pledged he would engage with Iran without pre-conditions. As a recent "experts' statement" chaired by Ambassadors Pickering and ...
Wendy Block | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living
Back from Best Buy one recent evening with my new all-in-one inkjet, I finally began connecting it to the computer just before midnight. When I next g...
Hooman Majd | Posted 08.07.2009 | World
On Sunday, Obama once again waded into the treacherous waters of U.S.-Iran relations without the benefit of some understanding of who Iranians are, and how they might respond to a certain kind of language.
Robert Naiman | Posted 01.08.2009 | World
There are knowledgeable voices questioning whether increasing the deployment of U.S. troops to Afghanistan is in our interest, or is in the interest of the Afghan people.
Lance Simmens | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business
This is not just smart politics, it is smart policy. Obama realizes he needs broad support for the hard choices that need to be made, and he is going about securing that support.
Denise Dennis | Posted 01.03.2009 | World
Throughout the long presidential campaign, on the campaign trail and in the debates, President-elect Obama reiterated his commitment to a multilateral...
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.02.2009 | World
If Michael Gordon's New York Times report is indicative, the window for a real debate leading to alternatives to an extended military event in Afghanistan (and Pakistan) is only open a crack.
Steve Clemons | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics
Rumors are swirling that Chuck Hagel -- and Colin Powell -- may both endorse Barack Obama in the days shortly after this debate. I have no idea if that is true -- and to some degree it doesn't matter.
Robert Naiman | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics
Did our incoming commander in Afghanistan just compare the Taliban to our Founding Fathers?
Ronald Mirman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home
Nuclear weapons are possessed by at least nine countries, posing a grave danger to humanity; the more countries the greater the danger. Uncontrollabl...
Olivier Kamanda | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home
The most pressing challenge for the next occupant of the White House is rebuilding U.S. credibility in the rest of the world. We can't effectively control infectious diseases, combat terrorism, or contain loose nuclear material without respect and help from our peers.
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
Seven years later, as we remember that day, it is appropriate to reflect on the statement and to wonder how the world would be different if its counsel had been heeded.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.20.2009 | World