Usually, it’s hard to tell quite what’s going on with Iran. Usually, the government is divided and its signals to a foreigner mixed, or at least wreathed in what’s been dubbed in the past as “Oriental indirection.” …
Obama
Cheer Up, Obama. Israel Is Happy With Your Syria Plan
Whatever is being said elsewhere about U.S. President Barack Obama’s performance in the Syria crisis, the verdict from Israel can be read in the morning papers: “Wise”… “Credible” ….“An American victory.” The …
Global Leaders Embrace Diplomacy After Obama’s Climbdown Over Syria Strikes
Governments back a new series of negotiations led by the U.S. and Russia aiming to convince Syrian President Bashar Assad to surrender his government’s stockpile of chemical weapons
Russia’s Syria Calculus: Behind Moscow’s Plan to Avert U.S. Missile Strikes
The notion of Syria giving up its chemical weapons, or at least putting them under foreign control, has long been on the table in the consultations between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government and his allies in Moscow. In …
Obama Orders Military to Expand Syrian Targets
Instructions come as Congress prepares to vote on air strikes against forces of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad
At the G-20, Obama’s Syria Efforts Take a Hit as Putin Gains Support
Whatever his other failings at the G-20 summit on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama still made the grandest entrance. Driving up to the venue — an imperial palace in the Russian city of St. Petersburg — the other world …
Putin Sets Uncompromising Tone Ahead of G-20 Summit
It was not the most diplomatic way to start a summit of world leaders. On Sept. 4, the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin begins hosting the G-20 summit in his hometown of St. Petersburg, he accused the Obama …
Syria Tensions Mount With U.S.-Israeli Missle Test
Assad calls Obama ‘weak’
Arab League Shies Away from Fully Backing Syrian Intervention
The Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi spoke with CNN about a potential western-backed airstrike on Syria. Despite condemning the Syrian regime for its reported use of chemical weapons on its own civiliians, al-Arabi warned that U.S.-led strikes could intensify anti-American feeling in the region.
Mexico Is on the Rise, But What About Its Middle Class?
When President Obama visited Mexico in May, he spoke a few words of Spanish, praised the paintings of Frida Kahlo and quoted author Octavio Paz. Then he hit his key message: “Because of the sacrifices of generations, a majority …
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved
As domestic scandals clouded Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for a U.S. visit enveloped in his own fog. The Turkish Premier has been one of the most outspoken international statesmen on the need …
Bibi and Barack: A Buddy Movie Opens in Israel
The two leaders seem to be going out of their way to show how friendly they have become
Iran’s Agenda: Why Tehran Plays Hard to Get on Nuclear Diplomacy
“A decade of war in now ending,” President Barack Obama told Americans on Monday, vowing to “show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are naive about the dangers we face, …