Whose Foreign Policy?
via LobeLog by James A Russell Whether we Americans like it or not, there is a profound struggle for control over our nation’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Push has finally come to shove, with...
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Barack: Where Have You Been?
via LobeLog by James A. Russell Wow. This is what we were expecting from a guy that ran for president as a transformational figure but has left so many of us disappointed as he declined to dive into...
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A New World Order? Think Again.
via LobeLog by James A. Russell Russia’s storming of the Ukrainian naval base in Crimea just as Iran and world powers wrapped up another round of negotiations in Vienna earlier this week represent...
View ArticleBeyond the Case of Jonathan Pollard
via LobeLog by James A. Russell News that the Obama administration is considering releasing the convicted spy Jonathan Pollard as part of an attempt to breath life into the Israel-Palestine peace talks...
View ArticleWhat Was the War About?
via LobeLog by James A. Russell The sight of Afghans lining up in droves on April 5 to cast their ballots braving threats of violence offers us some heartening images in a world that seems awash in bad...
View ArticleGaza: Ode to the Lost American Conscience
via LobeLog by James A. Russell Watching the US-backed Israeli bombardment of Gaza makes me ashamed to be an American. The sight of US-made bombs bursting in the air, in hospitals, in homes, and over...
View ArticleLearning the Wrong Lessons from the Wrong Wars
via LobeLog by James A. Russell The apparent beheading of American journalist James Foley adds a particularly gruesome and tragic twist to the sports event-like reporting of our attempts to thwart the...
View ArticleThe Middle East’s Unfinished Wars
via LobeLog James A. Russell The predictions of doom in the Middle East that are dominating thinking in the foreign policy commentariat of Washington and other capitals over the spread of the Islamic...
View ArticleBookends of America’s Broken Regional Policy
via Lobelog by James A. Russell It’s hard not to cringe watching the United States careen around the Middle East these days, dispensing bombs, money and political fealty in various doses depending on...
View ArticleFear and Loathing in America
by James A. Russell A variety of recent opinion polls indicate that a significant portion of the American public remains deeply fearful of international terrorism. Many Americans even feel less safe...
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