The Problem with Power The Problem with Power
In the latest issue of Time magazine, Samantha Power -- the author of A Problem from Hell and a former adviser to Barack Obama -- proposes a radical solution for the crisis in Zim...
Jul 8, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
McFaul Defends Obama’s Russia Policy and Himself McFaul Defends Obama’s Russia Policy and Himself
The following is a letter written by Obama foriegn policy advisorProf. Michael McFaul in response to Robert Dreyfuss's blog entitled: The Rise and McFaul of Obama's Russia Policy...
Jul 7, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable
The long-running showdown over the proposed US-Iraq treaty, aimed at legitimizing the American occupation of Iraq, is coming to a head, and it doesn't look good for the United Sta...
Jul 7, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Iraq Transcript Obama Iraq Transcript
Here's a transcript of Barack Obama's comments on Iraq. Read the whole thing. I admit I am worried, but in his remarks Obama seems to be clear that he, not the generals, will deci...
Jul 4, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Israel Won’t Attack Iran Without US Nod Israel Won’t Attack Iran Without US Nod
Writing in the Washington Post, Yossi Melman, a military expert and commentator for the Israeli daily Haaretz, says that Israel won't attack Iran unless it has explicit American b...
Jul 3, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Rise and McFaul of Obama’s Russia Policy The Rise and McFaul of Obama’s Russia Policy
Elsewhere in The Nation, Stephen F. Cohen makes the point that neither John McCain nor Barack Obama have properly addressed U.S. policy toward Russia. He provides a capsule histor...
Jul 3, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Attacking Iran? How Does $300 Oil Sound? Attacking Iran? How Does $300 Oil Sound?
Last week the Middle East Policy Council held an interesting and important discussion of what to do about Iran. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend it, but the MEPC has helpful...
Jul 3, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Next Time You’re at the Pump, Blame Bush Next Time You’re at the Pump, Blame Bush
Worried about gas prices? A new report from the National Security Network suggests where to put the blame: on President Bush's reckless Middle East policy. The invasion of Iraq, ...
Jul 2, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Evolving Foreign Policy Obama’s Evolving Foreign Policy
He's no George W. Bush, but will Obama's foreign policy bring us back to the days of the bipartisan, establishment consensus?
Jul 1, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Shaking Up Pandora’s Box in Iran Shaking Up Pandora’s Box in Iran
Did the United States, or did it not, approve a $400 million covert operation against Iran last year, backed by an official "presidential finding"? And did the Democrats in Congre...
Jun 30, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss