As Obama Scores an Iran Breakthrough, Congress Fumbles
Just like June 12 and the weeks that followed changed our notions about the Iranian people, it's time for the U.S. Congress to change its approach to Iran.
Just like June 12 and the weeks that followed changed our notions about the Iranian people, it's time for the U.S. Congress to change its approach to Iran.
Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics
Implementing sanctions against Iran would play right into the hands of the theocracy. By imposing sanctions, the US will hand the Iranian government a card it does not have at this time--blaming the increase of prices on foreign powers.
New York Times | William J. Broad And David E. Sanger | Posted 10.03.2009 | World
Senior staff members of the United Nations nuclear agency have concluded in a confidential analysis that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to ...
William Bradley | Posted 10.02.2009 | World
There was some good progress in Thursday's international negotiation sessions with Iran. But anyone who imagines the problem is solved is quite delusional.
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics
It seems clear in retrospect, as it seemed clear to me at the time, that those who released the deeply flawed 2007 report of Iran abandoning its nuclear weapons program had a political agenda.
Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 09.30.2009 | World
It's not Obama's fault that Iraq and Afghanistan happened, but it will be his fault if he rushes into a threat-laden, pseudo-engagement with Iran at this historical crossroads in US-Iran relations.
Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 09.29.2009 | World
Why is China so hesitant to support sanctions against Iran? History, geo-politics and economic ties are what set China apart from its Security Council brethren.
AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | Home
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea says it will strengthen its nuclear arsenal if new sanctions are imposed because of its weapons program. Pak Kil Y...
The New York Times | MARK LANDLER | Posted 09.27.2009 | World
The Obama administration is scrambling to assemble a package of harsher economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program that could include a ...
Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
The U.S. State Department has not issued a formal statement to Congress acknowledging the military coup in Honduras. Millions in U.S. money continue to flow to the coup regime.
AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
BERLIN — Germany and France on Monday reinforced a call for Iran to respond to concerns about its nuclear program in September or face tougher s...
Mark Fowler | Posted 09.17.2009 | World
The only real chance for success in reaching out to Iran is to implement a carefully crafted strategy of engagement and containment. Call it a policy of "entainment," if you will.
Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.11.2009 | World
The coup-controlled Honduran press is having a heyday with the Obama remarks. La Tribuna has a picture of Obama on the front page with the headline "Hypocrisy to Call for Intervention in Honduras"
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 08.30.2009 | World
-+ WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday imposed financial sanctions on a North Korean firm accused of involvement in the country's ...
Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 08.15.2009 | Home
By maintaining that the regime must be isolated and that Burma must be the target of stringent sanctions only helps the junta reverse further into mad "behind-the-wall" strategies.
Jake Colvin | Posted 07.20.2009 | World
Restricting travel to Cuba severely limits the positive impact Americans can have abroad through everyday activities and interactions.
Russ Wellen | Posted 06.05.2009 | World
While visiting Japan and Indonesia in February, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted that 14 years of U.S. sanctions on Burma have made little impact on its ruling junta.
Jillian York | Posted 05.19.2009 | World
LinkedIn is making a political point against Syria - and when people in other countries start boycotting this site, they'll realize they've shot themselves in the foot.
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.13.2009 | World
Speaking to Congress Thursday, President Obama announced renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran, thus adhering to a precedent that began in 1995. According t...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 03.30.2009 | World
The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: American Economic Leadership Recognized Facts: US President Barack Obama made his first address to Americ...
Merrill Markoe | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics
Bush said, "no regime should ignore the will of its own people and calls from the international community without consequences."
AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 08.02.2008 | Home
WASHINGTON — President Bush signed an executive order on Friday to expand sanctions against what he calls the "illegitimate" regime of Zimbabwe'...
Joe Lauria | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
The vetoed sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the Security Council has exposed international tensions that divide the West from Africa, Russia from the West and the US from South Africa.
Simon Jenkins | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
Economic sanctions are coward's war. Their champions can find hardly a shred of evidence in their favour; they are the last refuge of stupidity in foreign policy.
Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics
If people are lamenting over gas prices approaching five dollars, I guarantee you that they will top off $10.00 at the pump and more than $200 a barrel within hours of an attack on Iran.
David Elliott | Posted 10.08.2009 | World