Stephen Kinzer

Steve Kinzer's 'Reset' Roles for Turkey and Iran (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Turkey, Radio Conversation, Middle East, New York Times, Iran, International Relations, Diplomacy, Stephen Kinzer, Israel, Christopher Lydon, Brown University, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

Stephen Kinzer is a journalist of a certain cheeky fearlessnes and exquisite timing. In his new book he's ahead of the game again. The ink was bar...

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Reset: Stephen Kinzer's Vision of a New U.S. Relationship with Turkey and Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Does Turkey's new, more independent foreign policy represent a threat to America? Or might it present an opportunity for a new alignment that addresses and de-escalates the conflicts of the broader Middle East?

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CNN's Navarrette Gets Iran Wrong

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan War, Military Al Qaeda, Brave New Foundation, Cathy Collins, Andrew Bacevich, Tariq Ali, Rory Stewart, Barack Obama, Steve Coll, Pakistan, Robert Greenwald, Taliban, Bruce Riedel, Rethink Afghanistan, Stephen Kinzer, World News

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

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

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Al Qaeda, Brave New Foundation, Andrew Bacevich, Cathy Collins, Tariq Ali, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Stephen Kinzer, Taliban, Robert Greenwald, Barack Obama, Bruce Riedel, Afghanistan War, Steve Coll, Rory Stewart, Rethink Afghanistan, War Wire, World News

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...

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Talk with the Taliban, Just Leave Your Troops at Home

ZP Heller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Tom Hayden, Rethink Afghanistan, Andrew Bacevich, Stephen Kinzer, Oversight Hearings, Barack Obama, World News

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.

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Why I Am Going to Afghanistan

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan War, Brave New Foundation, Rethink Afghanistan, Andrew Bacevich, Stephen Kinzer, Anand Gopal, Robert Greenwald, Afghanistan, World News

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?

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

ZP Heller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brave New Foundation, Andrew Bacevich, Surge, Barack Obama, Escalation, Robert Greenwald, Robert Pape, Rethink Afghanistan, Stephen Kinzer, Afghanistan War, Video, Taliban, Afghanistan, President Obama, World News

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.

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

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Guatemala, Apologies, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Stephen Kinzer, World News

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?

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Kinzer: Surge Diplomacy, Not Troops, in Afghanistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Thomas Pickering, Iran Nuclear Program, Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe, War With Iran, Nyrb, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News

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.

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

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Barack Obama, Iran Nuclear Weapons, George W. Bush, Stephen Kinzer, Politics News

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.

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