The leaders don’t have much in common, but each is fighting at home to engage in real diplomatic talks rather than military posturing.Â
America and the World
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Obama’s Foreign-Policy Realism
Will peacemaking with radical Islamist regimes be a net gain for international stability?
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Me, Myself, and Netanyahu
The Israeli leader’s positions on Syria and Iran are riddled with contradictions.
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The Strategy that Dare Not Speak Its Name
A new book from Ken Pollack unpacks the potential ways the United States could move forward with Iran, and why containment may be the least bad option we have.
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American Public Oddly Reasonable on Syrian War
They think trying diplomacy is a very good idea if it could keep America from getting sucked into this civil war. Imagine that.
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America’s Exception Deception
Coming to terms with the potential fallout from our superiority complex
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Meanwhile, in the Refugee Crisis
Whether or not the United States uses arms in Syria, it needs to use money and visas to relieve suffering.
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The Rapid Rise and Humiliating Fall of a Middle East “Expert”
Why did Elizabeth O’Bagy, Fox News’ favorite Syria expert, falsely claim to have a Ph.D.?
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Mobile Phones Continue Inexorable Conquest of Globe
Some day soon, even the poorest Eritrean dirt farmer will be able to take selfies and play Angry Birds.
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Playing Russian Roulette with Syria
President Obama puts the brakes on his push to strike Syria, announcing talks with intermediaries from Moscow.
