Both Obama and Romney are wrong: obduracy will not work with Iran
- By PhilipLeech
- 11 September, 2012
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Both parties in the forthcoming US election promise tough sanctions and threaten war against Iran. But even accounting for Tehran’s provocations the US agenda is counter-productive and cruel. The Iranian … Continue Reading →
Mearsheimer, Walt and the missing Palestinians
- By PhilipLeech
- 22 March, 2012
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On March 3rd, 2012, Professor John Mearsheimer and Professor Stephen Walt published an article in the Financial Times under the heading, “Mr Obama must take a stand against Israel over Iran.” This, … Continue Reading →
Talking ‘Covert’: Politics-As-Usual? What is the Cost?
- By Tatevik Mnatsakanyan
- 19 January, 2012
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In the November 12, 2011 GOP foreign policy debate, Mitt Romney and others pronounced the word ‘covert’, in the context of endorsing US covert operations in Iran and Syria, several … Continue Reading →
Mollahs and Nukes: What to do about Iran?
- By OzkerKocadal
- 6 January, 2012
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Iran’s nuclear programme will no doubt be on top of the international community’s agenda this year. And some quite worrying incidents paving the way for a greater crisis have already … Continue Reading →
