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How to Defeat Iran

Air strikes are not the only option for using force against Tehran.

Israel and Iran: Countdown to War

U.S. and European sanctions have staved off the threat of Israeli military action against Iran. But not for long.

Burma Comes in from the Cold

Burma is finally taking tentative steps toward reform. Washington should reward it accordingly.

Essays

Rethinking the Pakistan Plan

U.S.-Pakistani relations are in crisis. Strategic fear of India prevents Pakistan from bending to U.S. demands. Easing India-Pakistan tensions could change the dynamics of the U.S.-Pakistan alliance.

The Seoul Nuclear Summit

Obama has emerged as champion of securing vulnerable nuclear materials. Two years after his Washington summit on this arcane but important matter, national leaders will descend on South Korea to track progress and fashion goals for the future.

Revisiting Iran

The United States must find new and innovative ways to avoid the trap of a dead-end policy towards Iran. A roundtable discussion.

The New Cuba Divide

An unexpected alliance of farmers, northern liberals and western conservatives is emerging to challenge the U.S. political status quo on Cuba.

An Offer Castro Couldn't Refuse - or Survive

The facts of the international scene have changed drastically in the last few years, but not many conservative pundits have changed their minds.

Blogs

China in the Persian Gulf

U.S. pressure on Iran is backfiring. China is making sure of it.

Will 2012 Be to Iran What 1998 Was to Iraq?

Washington's regime-change racket has started up again. Target: Tehran.

Assassination in Iran

Another Iranian scientist is dead. The cycle of mutually reinforcing hostility rages on.

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February 13, 2012