Stephen Kinzer

CNN's Navarrette Gets Iran Wrong

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media


Sanjeev Bery

While tempting, the calls to get tougher with the Iranian government fail to consider the legacy of 25 years of U.S. intervention against Iranian democracy.

'Rethink Afghanistan' Takes New 'Real-Time Documentary' Approach For Dialogue On Afghanistan

New York Times | Posted 04.23.2009 | World


The activist filmmaker Robert Greenwald has tried for years to speed up the production process for his documentaries. Now, he says, he is creating one...

What Is "the Most Dangerous Country in the World Today?"

Robert Greenwald | Posted 04.23.2009 | World


Robert Greenwald

Imagine a national dialogue filled with rational, thoughtful discussions on the issues surrounding Afghanistan. That is our goal.

Talk with the Taliban, Just Leave Your Troops at Home

ZP Heller | Posted 04.12.2009 | World


ZP Heller

The administration won't be able to give a negotiated reconciliation real credence until it gets away from the perverse foreign policy thinking that couples diplomacy with military escalation.

Why I Am Going to Afghanistan

Robert Greenwald | Posted 04.11.2009 | World


Robert Greenwald

From experience, I know the best guides are all of you. What are the key issues and questions that we should be focused on now regarding Afghanistan?

17,000 Troops Will Be "a Drop in the Bucket" in Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


ZP Heller

2008 was the bloodiest year of this war to date, though it looks like 2009 will be much worse -- and not simply because our country is committing so many more troops.

Would It Kill Us to Apologize to Iran for the Coup?

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

If Clinton could "near-apologize" for the U.S. role in Guatemala, is it beyond the realm of imagination that Obama could "near-apologize" for the U.S. overthrow of democracy in Iran?

Kinzer: Surge Diplomacy, Not Troops, in Afghanistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

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.

Iran Accepted Pickering's Enrichment Proposal: Did Anyone Notice?

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Robert Naiman

Iran appears to have shifted to a public diplomacy strategy; instead of simply making proposals to US officials which they expect will be ignored, they are attempting to speak directly to the US public.

Mr. Kinzer Goes to Washington, Seeking Real Diplomacy with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


Robert Naiman

With regards to Iran, there is a consensus that the choices for the U.S. are diplomacy or war. But as long as "diplomacy" is defined as how we can compel Iran to say "Uncle", it is nearly certain it will fail.