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Western Europe’s Right-Wing Parties Are Sensational but Ineffectual
Apr 16, 2015 The current transatlantic view of Europe is one of continental political decline, elegant at best but ominous at worst.
Iran Deal Could Lead to an Isolated, Disempowered U.S.
Apr 8, 2015 The framework agreement reached last week between the UN "5 plus 1" group and Iran has won general approval internationally, except in Israel and among Benjamin Netanyahu's Republican Party claque in Washington, where such was never expected.
Putin and the Neoconservatives
Apr 1, 2015 Russia and the United States are engaged in a profound ideological confrontation -- one that isn't widely understood in Western Europe or even at the White House.
The Myth-Addicted Republican Party Is as Ignorant as Can Be When It Comes to Foreign Policy
Mar 25, 2015 The first foreign policy speech given by a major Republican presidential prospect, Jeb Bush, in mid-February, was notable for its display of ignorance about the world and its menaces. Unfortunately, such ignorance is common among Republicans.
European Allies Are Declaring Their Independence from Irresponsible U.S.
Mar 19, 2015 Britain, Germany and France are all posting signs of dissent in the West.
The Ukraine Mess Is the Worst of Obama’s Many Foreign Policy Disasters
Mar 11, 2015 The most devastating criticism that historians are likely to have of Barack Obama's record in the White House is his devastating failure in foreign policy -- a failure that stems from his willingness to leave the warrior ideologues of the State and Defense departments in place after becoming president.
Stepping Back From the Precipice in Eastern Europe
Mar 5, 2015 What has the past year of war inside Ukraine been about?
Netanyahu Tars Europe and U.S. for Anti-Semitism of Terrorists
Feb 25, 2015 A fundamental theme of Israeli propaganda -- and virtually its sole theme under the governments of Benjamin Netanyahu -- has been that anti-Semitism is responsible for the growing criticism of or hostility toward Israel and its policies.
The Uses, and Abuses, of History in the Middle East Conflict
Feb 18, 2015 The murder of Coptic Christians is one more instance of the sheer ignorance that's influencing events in the Middle East.
U.S., NATO Must Seek Diplomatic Resolution to Ukraine Crisis
Feb 11, 2015 Nothing Washington or NATO can do for Ukraine will give it anything approaching an independent ability to expel Russian-reinforced Ukrainian separatists and expel the Russian invaders who support them.