Now is the time: for Iran and the U.S. to stop all the bullshit, stop all the posturing, all the grandstanding. On both sides. Time for the pragmatists on both sides to step forward, to put their cards on the table, to go “all in.” There will be no other time. The last time an […]
Syria: Nation and Region in Crisis
Tonight, Rita Zawaideh and I spoke to about 60 people tonight about the Syria crisis. Rita returned yesterday from one of her many trips to Jordan helping Syrian refugees. She reported on her humanitarian efforts and the extent of the suffering experienced by the 1.5-million Syrians who’ve fled the country. This is the talk I […]
Understanding Iran
In times of deep crisis like this, it’s more important than ever to understand the thinking and priorities of one’s adversary, in this case Iran. I don’t use “adversary” at all personally, but in the sense of that country being at odds with one major power in the region, Israel, and one major international power, […]
Iran Doomsday Clock: Four Minutes to Midnight
You remember the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock which graced its monthly cover in the 1950s? Periodically, the organization would announce how close we were to Nuclear Midnight depending on how grave relations were between the two major nuclear powers, the Russians and U.S. Similarly, each day developments concerning Iran move my Doomsday Clock […]
