Iran Opens Door for Talks Iran Opens Door for Talks
President Ahmadinejad -- who's recently been described as "the Unidentified Flying Object of Iranian and global politics" whose "antics have made Iran a laughingstock on the world...
Feb 10, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Biden Speech: The Downside The Biden Speech: The Downside
Joe Biden's widely hailed speech hit a lot of the notes calculated to please his European audience. But there's a lot to worry about, too, in the vice president's address. Most w...
Feb 9, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Russian Muscle in Central Asia Russian Muscle in Central Asia
Russia is flexing its muscle in central Asia, and the Obama administration had better pay attention. Today's Wall Street Journal headlines: "Moscow Moves to Counter U.S. Power in...
Feb 5, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
No Quick Fix for FATA No Quick Fix for FATA
Yesterday, at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, a bright-eyed young Pakistani man, dressed in a brown cap and brown robe, and sporting long stringy hair and a beard, pointe...
Feb 3, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Sunnis, Nationalists Make Gains in Iraq Sunnis, Nationalists Make Gains in Iraq
Preliminary, mostly leaked, results from the elections in Iraq suggest a tectonic shift away from ultrareligious Shiite parties and separatist Kurds, with nationalists, secular pa...
Feb 2, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq Votes: Can Non-Sectarian Parties Gain? Iraq Votes: Can Non-Sectarian Parties Gain?
This is the last of the three-part series on Iraq's provincial elections, scheduled for tomorrow. After four years under a government dominated by Shiite religious parties with c...
Jan 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq’s Elections: ISCI’s View Iraq’s Elections: ISCI’s View
This is the second of a three-part series in advance of Saturday's provincial elections in Iraq. Today I report on an interview with a leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Ira...
Jan 29, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq’s Election: What to Watch For Iraq’s Election: What to Watch For
The following is an election guide to Saturday's provincial elections in Iraq. Tomorrow and Friday I will report on interviews with two spokesmen for opposing sides of the vote. ...
Jan 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Gaza War Pushes Arabs to the Brink Gaza War Pushes Arabs to the Brink
Anger is boiling over in the Middle East over Gaza, and -- exactly as I predicted -- the result of the war has been to boost radicalism throughout the region, to strengthen the te...
Jan 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghan Escalation: No Decision Yet, Says Gates Afghan Escalation: No Decision Yet, Says Gates
I had a chance today, at a news briefing at the Pentagon, to ask Secretary of Defense Gates and Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, about plans to escalate the war in Af...
Jan 23, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss