Hope Versus History Following A Strongman’s Death

March 12, 2013

We can hope for democratic and economic reform in Venezuela after Chavez’s death, but history gives us little reason to expect it.

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Middle East Shadowboxing

November 27, 2012

Hamas was acting as Iran’s proxy in its recent fight with Israel. It did nothing to advance the Palestinian cause.

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The October Surprise

September 14, 2012

If an October Surprise affects this election, it may not come from either candidate. Watch what happens between Israel and Iran.

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The Dog That Caught The Fire Truck

August 24, 2012

While the feds dithered, New York’s top banking cop corralled an institution that moved billions of dollars for Iran.

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It Isn’t A Strategic Popularity Reserve

March 23, 2012

Strategic oil reserves are for supply disruptions, not high prices and low poll numbers. Yet Obama contemplates a double dip.

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Is 2012′s Black Swan Taking Flight In The Middle East?

February 16, 2012

This year’s black swan may be taking flight in the Middle East, as chances rise for armed confrontation between Israel and Iran.

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Iranian Hostages: Old Story, Same Ending

September 27, 2011

Western airlines continue to fly potential hostages to Tehran. It’s time to take some of the profit out of the body-snatching business.

Kill A Man, Bury The News

July 16, 2010

This morning’s New York Times is a death warrant for a very troubled, and possibly a very brave, man — a spectacular example of what can go wrong when press freedoms and terrible editorial judgment combine. The Times reported that Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist who returned to his home country this week, had been a Central Intelligence Agency informant years before he made the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia …

In The Middle East, Fighting Is Easier Than Peace

June 4, 2010

Decade after decade, the world’s most powerful leaders have tried to resolve the conflict between Israel and its neighbors, yet the two sides continue an endless cycle of provocation, counterattack and escalation. Why? I believe neither side knows what it would do with itself if it didn’t have perpetual conflict with outsiders to unify its society. The war now defines the warriors. Israel, which started its independent life 62 years …

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Western Leaders Stand Together, Alone

September 28, 2009

The leaders of the United States, France and Britain wanted to show strength and resolve Friday as they denounced Iran’s belated disclosure that it is building a second nuclear fuel enrichment facility. Instead, they showed just how isolated the Western industrial democracies have become. There were 20 prominent heads of state in Pittsburgh that morning, gathered for the G-20 economic summit. President Obama, France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister …

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