US Foreign Policy
Iran’s Hidden Path to the Bomb
Writing for NYRBlog, nuclear weapons expert Jeremy Bernstein explains Iran’s efforts to produce nuclear material — something they’re already doing at an alarming rate.
David Calleo on Obama’s Foreign Policy
Writing for the Huffington Post, Follies of Power author David Calleo offers an assessment of Obama’s foreign policy.
“…although Obama’s springtime has been brilliant, the summer that follows may well be disappointing and the autumn and winter bleak. His early success conceals the weakness of the hand he has been given to play.” Read [...]
Decoding Russia: David Foglesong
The New York Times quotes David Foglesong on America’s difficulty understanding Russian attitudes:
“American have had this expectation that because Russia is white and Christian and had the same kind of frontier experience that America had, it would evolve more and more into the United States. The truth is that Russia is a separate country — [...]
Honduras and the Chances of Turmoil
In his recent book, The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America, co authored with John Booth, Mitchell Seligson dig through massive amounts of data to uncover the many dimensions of popular support for democracy in Latin America. Their findings mirror unfolding events in Honduras.
Riz Khan interviews Janet Afary
Here is the two-part video interview of Janet Afary with Riz Khan of Al-Jazeera. They discuss the question: How far could things go in Iran? Afary is author of Sexual Politics in Modern Iran.
