Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif, talking to a gathering at the University of Denver over Skype, says hard-liners in both Iran and …
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The U.S. Weighs Syria Strikes: How Military Action Could Make Things Worse
As an American and European coalition moves forward with military action on Syria, lack of support from Arab nations could set the stage for a continued conflict
After Benghazi Consulate Attack, What’s Next for U.S. Relations with Libya and Egypt?
Outrage was the Obama Administration’s first reaction, Wednesday morning, to attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts in Egypt and Libya — where four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
Hillary’s Little Startup: How the U.S. Is Using Technology to Aid Syria’s Rebels
Syria’s regime may have overwhelming firepower, but the rebels are winning in another arena— with U.S. help
The Chen Guangcheng Affair: Potential Study Abroad Deal May End Diplomatic Impasse
The blind legal activist who has been at the center of a diplomatic struggle between the U.S. and China has been offered a fellowship to study at an American university, and the Chinese government has indicated it will accept …
Five Tips for President Obama on Nuclear Negotiations with Iran
Trita Parsi, author of “A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran,” offers the President some advice based on what went wrong last time
The Saudis Take Charge in Yemen
With the Obama administration’s feeble attempts having failed, the task of brokering a peaceful end to Yemen’s civil war has fallen to Saudi Arabia. Wires are reporting that Riyadh has got the warring sides—President Ali Abdallah Saleh and the Ahmar clan—to agree a truce after days of bloodshed.
Reuters is reporting that Saleh …